“It’s displaying signs that are abnormal for a whale to continue to beach itself consecutively like this over a week’s time.” A minke whale — possibly the same species as the animal ...

A juvenile minke whale stranded multiple times in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized due to its deteriorating health. The whale, rarely seen in the area, exhibited signs of severe sunburn ...

A rare juvenile minke whale that had repeatedly been seen stranded in the San Francisco Bay was euthanized Tuesday after officials determined the mammal had little chance for survival. The ...

A minke whale that had been swimming in Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor for most of the past week was found dead Sunday morning, April 6. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Minke whale sightings are rare in the bay, but not unprecedented. If was the fifth documented sighting in the bay over the past 16 years according to researchers. (Josie Slaathaug/The Marine Mammal ...

"The efforts today by our partners are going to help us figure out what happened." The minke whale was spotted near a Catalina Express dock in the Shoreline Marina Thursday morning. While it's ...

A single minke whale has spent several days lingering in the Catalina Landing in downtown Long Beach, and wildlife experts are continuing to monitor it in hopes that it can find its way back to ...

A whale in the bay off Emeryville, Calif., on April 7, 2025, is likely a juvenile minke whale. The whale became stranded on an offshore mudflat and had to be euthanized on April 8, 2025. Minke whale ...

The Marine Mammal Center/X A rare minke whale had to be euthanized on Tuesday, April 8, after getting stuck in shallow waters near the Emeryville Marina in California's San Francisco Bay.

The whale — only the fifth documented minke whale sighting in the bay in the past 16 years — was seen about 2 p.m. Monday before the incoming tide helped it move to a deeper part of the bay at ...