Whale Found Dead in Long Beach Township Shows Signs of Blunt Force Trauma and Past Entanglement
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