California Endangered Species Species Whales 
Critter News
MAY 18, 2009
Looks like blue whales may be coming back to Alaska. From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. Here's hoping Sarah Palin leaves them alone.
Critter News
DECEMBER 3, 2010
A severely injured whale off the shores of Olympia has little chance of survival, an expert said Thursday. The animal is either a sei or Bryde's whale, said biologist John Calambokidis with Cascadia Research. The sei is endangered and is rarely seen off the West Coast. Both would be extremely rare.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2013
A large number of people I talk to believe the island to be next to the city of Santa Cruz, California. It is sometimes hard to think Santa Cruz Island is sitting just offshore from paved, congested, smoggy southern California. In summer and fall, the waters around the Channel Islands can teem with Blue Whales. This is not true.
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