Scientists are trying to figure out what’s behind a surge in dead and dying gray whales washing up on the West Coast this year as they migrate north from Mexico to Alaska. At least 58 gray whales have been found stranded along the coast from California to Alaska as of Thursday, CNN reports. That’s the highest number of strandings since 2000, when 131 gray whales were found dead, the outlet noted. Justin Sullivan via Getty Images A beached whale near Pacifica State Beach on May 14 in Pacifica, California. Justin Sullivan via Getty Images A dead gray whale near Pacifica State Beach on May 14.

Source: Huffington Post May 18, 2019 18:33 UTC