LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, New Jersey — A necropsy of a young humpback whale that washed ashore on Long Beach Island revealed severe blunt force injuries, including a fractured skull and vertebrae, raising concerns about the cause of the mammal’s death. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center conducted the examination, which unveiled multiple fractures in the whale’s … Read more
Surf City, New Jersey – A post-mortem examination conducted on a whale that washed ashore on Long Beach Island in New Jersey revealed troubling findings. The juvenile male humpback whale suffered multiple blunt force injuries, including a fractured skull and vertebrae. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center shared these observations following a necropsy performed on the … Read more
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. – An examination of a humpback whale that washed ashore in Long Beach Island revealed shocking findings of severe blunt force injuries, including a fractured skull and vertebrae. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center conducted a necropsy on the nearly 25-foot juvenile whale, which had been discovered lifeless in Long Beach Township. … Read more