Two whales have reportedly washed up dead in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the past two days. Marine biologists are currently working to determine the cause of death.
Norfolk, Virginia’s WAVY newspaper reported that the most recent whale washed up on Monday at False Cape State Park near Sandbridge in the state’s far southeastern corner.
The Virginia Aquarium’s response team informed the base that biologists will perform a necropsy on the whale, although its species has not yet been determined.
On Sunday, a humpback whale calf also washed ashore in the oceanfront resort area between 24th and 25th Streets.
A third dead whale has been discovered within a week at a wind farm several miles away
After the whale washed ashore, the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team headed to 24th and 25th Streets in Virginia Beach. (wavy)
Virginia Beach police reportedly used police tape to close off a portion of the beach to the public.
The Virginia Aquarium’s response team did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s inquiries about the recently stranded whale.
This time last year, three whale deaths were reported within a week along the Virginia coastline.
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A team investigates a dead whale. (wavy)
One of the whales, an endangered North Atlantic right whale, was found washed ashore near Six’s Beach in Virginia Beach.
Just two days ago, a humpback whale was found dead on the shoreline of Cape Charles, Virginia. Five days earlier, another humpback whale was spotted off the coast of First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach.
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Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team examines a dead whale’s tail. (wavy)
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All whales are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
The agency reported that when people gather to view stranded whales, they should do so from a distance and avoid touching the whales or any of the gear used to move them.
