Grey Whale

• Dead grey whale on western Vancouver Island beach could indicate a trend

  Officials with Pacific Rim National Park said the whale was first spotted on May 6 floating offshore on the west coast of Vancouver Island

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  May 8, 2025
  
• Rare video captures whale giving birth in front of astonished boaters

  In what was likely a once in a lifetime opportunity, a group of amazed whale watchers witnessed a grey whale give birth to a calf near Dana Point off the coast of California.

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  Jan 6, 2023
  
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• Grey whale off B.C. coast gets antibiotics after lesions spotted at tagging site

  The whale, named Chocolate, is part of the Pacific Coast Feeding Group and a pilot study between the U.S. and Canada to better understand the nature of these whales.

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  Apr 14, 2021
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• Huge whale weaves underneath California surfers in breathtaking video

  "It was completely surreal and so insane," drone operator Payton Landaas said of the whale sighting.

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  Nov 15, 2019
• Eighth dead grey whale found in B.C. this year, DFO investigating

  U.S. officials say at least 171 of the marine mammals have been found dead along North America's west coast this year.

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  Jul 8, 2019
• ‘No conclusive cause of death’ from necropsy of grey whale found in Boundary Bay

  Earlier in May, two grey whales had to be rescued after becoming stranded in Boundary Bay.

  Jun 7, 2019
• Grey whale washes up in Boundary Bay, sixth of the species to die in B.C. this year

  Dozens of grey whales have turned up dead on the west coast of North America in the last six months. 

  Jun 5, 2019
• 5th dead grey whale washes up on Haida Gwaii, DFO investigating

  Officials are working to determine if the deaths are linked to dozens on the U.S. coast in recent months.

  May 28, 2019
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• Grey whale buried at B.C. dump exhumed, bones preserved for science

  Scientists and about a dozen volunteers have dug up a grey whale that was buried at a landfill on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

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  Jun 7, 2018
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• Grey whale carcass washes up near Ucluelet

  The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) says the carcass of a grey whale washed up near Ucluelet on Tuesday night.

  Apr 1, 2016