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Beached humpback whale on Oregon Coast euthanized

YACHATS Ore. (KPTV) - A beached humpback whale near Yachats was euthanized Monday afternoon, according to a state official. Jim Rice, the program director of OSU’s Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding ...
NBC New York

Stranded humpback whale euthanized after washing ashore entangled in crabbing gear

A young humpback whale that washed ashore Saturday in Oregon had to be euthanized after two days of rescue efforts. The whale, a roughly 1 to 2-year-old humpback, had surfaced near San Marine ...
abc13

Endangered sperm whale beached off Florida coast dies despite rescue attempts, officials say

VENICE, Fla. -- A sperm whale beached off the coast of Venice, Florida, has died following attempts to save it, officials said Monday. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration officials are ...
KOIN 6

Rescue options dim for beached whale at Yachats

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A young female humpback whale that beached near Yachats Saturday night remains stranded as prospects for saving the whale dim. Lisa Ballance, the director of the Marine Mammal ...
OPB

‘An honor and such a blessing’: People come together to mourn and learn from beached whale in Oregon

The death of a humpback whale on the Oregon Coast earlier this month brought together local residents, scientists and tribal members. Despite extended efforts to save a whale beached at San Marine ...
The Island Packet

31-foot whale that washed up on Hilton Head beach died of “starvation”, say scientists

After being euthanized Sunday evening, the beached whale that washed up on Hilton Head Island is pulled by its tail to the spot where a necropsy can be performed. Town of Hilton Head Facebook After ...