The body of a young humpback whale that was found dead Saturday off the coast of Haida Gwaii, B.C., showed signs of blunt-force trauma consistent with a vessel strike, according to a researcher who was briefed on the initial necropsy report.
A federal marine mammal response team will travel to Haida Gwaii on Tuesday after another dead humpback whale was found off the coast of British Columbia.
A federal marine mammal response team will travel to Haida Gwaii on Tuesday after another dead humpback whale was found off the coast of British Columbia.
A preliminary necropsy report on the humpback, discovered last weekend off Malcolm Island, shows a large area of trauma on the female whale’s dorsal side, indicating a possible vessel strike