A dead humpback whale washed ashore at Nehalem Bay State Park on Monday, May 27, 2024. (Photo: Oregon State Parks)
Officials are urging the public to avoid a stretch of the north Oregon coast after a dead humpback whale washed ashore Monday morning in Nehalem Bay State Park, just south of Manzanita. The 33-foot-long male whale came on shore about a mile north of the north Nehalem Jetty, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries.
The carcass of the sub-adult humpback whale, which is smaller than an adult size, has prompted warnings from
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