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Alaska
Healthy Coastal Habitats: Pursuing Cause of Death in Gulf of Alaska Whales
Forty five large whales died in the western Gulf of Alaska in the summer of 2015, creating a scientific mystery. Though the exact cause may never be determined, the deaths may have been linked to unusually warm waters.