A gray whale washed ashore Wednesday at Virgin Creek Beach in Fort Bragg, drawing scientists and researchers from local and out-of-town organizations.
By Thursday, visitors gathered at the site after news spread on social media. Samples of the whale had already been taken by researchers from Fort Bragg’s Noyo Center for Marine Science. A volunteer identified it as a subadult female, meaning it had not yet reached breeding age.
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