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Whale rare to North Island waters washes up on remote beach

May 16, 2025

photo of stranded Bryde's Whale

Bryde’s whales are baleen whales are rarely seen in waters north of 35° latitude

North Island Gazette Staff

"Initial photos suggested the whale was a Minke whale, but once on site, MERS confirmed — with the support of Bay Cetology, a cetacean research group based in Alert Bay — that the whale was in fact a young Bryde’s whale, a species rarely seen in these northern waters."

Read the full article here:  https://www.northislandgazette.com/local-news/rare-whale-to-north-island-waters-washes-up-on-remote-beach-8013187