One Stranded Whale in Oregon Reflects a Bigger West Coast Problem
On an Oregon beach just north of the city of Yachats, a quiet crowd gathered over several days last weekend as a young humpback whale lay stranded and dying on the sand. People returned to the shoreline again and again, some even wading into the cold surf just to be a little closer — as if standing beside the animal might somehow help. Before long, they began calling him Hope, a small gesture that reflected their wish to see the whale make it back to...
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