More Than 70 Gray Whales Dead So Far Along Pac Coast; Govs Seek Private Beaches 4 Corpses

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Scientists believe that the high count of dead gray whales washing up on American coastal shores is due to climate change. According to the Huffington Post, over 70 gray whales have died this year, the highest number in 20 years. Most of the whales seem to have died of starvation due to a mixture of pollution, like plastics, and dwindling food resources for the whales, because of warming underwater climates.

The problem is so bad that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is asking for help from private landowners. The kind of help the NOAA needs is space and places which will allow for a whale carcass to decompose. Because whales are huge and trying to waste manage dozens of dead whales is very hard to do. A single carcass can takes months to break down and like anything that is decomposing, will potentially cause great distress for someone’s sense of smell. On the plus side, if you have the space to allow a whale to decompose, you probably also have a lot of other wildlife around that might benefit from the free food and nutrients a decomposing whale can bring.

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https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/6/20/1866161/-So-many-gray-whales-are-washing-up-along-our-coasts-the-government-is-asking-private-owners-for-help

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1. Dying from starvation and climate change....