Whale researchers on Vancouver Island say a humpback known as Kayak was found dead on a beach on Haida Gwaii Saturday. Seen since 2004It said the whale had been sighted around Northeast Vancouver Island since 2004 but also in southeastern Alaska, the Salish Sea, the Central Coast and in the waters off southwestern Vancouver Island. The society said the whale was around 18 years old and had never given birth to offspring. It is not uncommon for humpback whales to wash up dead on beaches along B.C. A report from the society in 2019 said the humpback whale population off northeastern Vancouver Island had been increasing, most likely due to an abundance in prey in B.C.

Source: CBC News May 16, 2021 18:52 UTC