♦️ The team conducting this years survey of migrating gray whales has determined that the current population size is 12,900.
♦️ This is the lowest number since the early 1970’s and lower than the reduced population size following the Unusual Mortality Event from 2019 – 2023.
♦️ The estimated calf count is 85, the lowest since records began in 1994.
♦️ Scientists suggest that the whales may be encountering unprecedented conditions in their Arctic feeding areas (Bering, Chukchi, Beaufort Seas) forcing the population to adjust to new conditions the whales have not experienced before.
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