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Garbage Found in Dead Whale

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It looks like the garbage didn't kill it, but still.just plain gross and unacceptable. Scientists with the Cascadia Research Collective said the examination did not immediately determine why the 37-foot near-adult male died, but it was found to be in better nutritional condition than other gray whales that died recently.

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At Least Five Dead Whales Around Bay Area

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It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. We're definitely seeing an increase in ship strikes - it's awful," said Mary Jane Schramm, spokeswoman for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Tags: california san francisco marine life marine animals whales krill.

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Think Bush Is a Pro-Animal Environmentalist? Think Again!

Animal Ethics

For more information about the effect of sonar on marine mammals, see the NRDC's extremely comprehensive report: “ Sounding the Depths II: The Rising Toll of Sonar, Shipping and Industrial Ocean Noise on Marine Life.”