Environmental groups urge protection for gray whales amid catastrophic mortality
UNVERIFIED·Primary source · The Guardian World
Gray whale population dropped from 20,000 in 2019 to under 13,000 in 2026.
Environmental groups are petitioning NOAA to relist the species under the Endangered Species Act.
Climate change-driven starvation is cited as the primary cause of the mortality event.
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01 — What / Thesis
Environmental groups urge protection for gray whales amid catastrophic mortality
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02 — Who / Subject
Environmental groups, NOAA
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03 — Where / Locus
Pacific Ocean
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04 — When / Temporality
2026
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