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Scientists are using AI-powered systems to help ships avoid fatal collisions with gray whales.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The leading killer of gray whales is not natural causes, disease or predators but human-made ship strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Part of the issue is a vast gray market and lack of regulation.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Migrating gray whales and ships are on a collision course in the San Francisco Bay, with at least seven whales dead so far this year—many from vessels—after 21 fatalities in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Its dead tendrils spread out like long gray fingers.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell