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Sitka team conducts necropsy on dead humpback

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Mar 21, 2021 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka’s marine mammal stranding network headed to Kruzof Island on Thursday to conduct its first necropsy on a dead humpback whale in five years. They wanted to learn more about why the whale died. Read More

Update: NOAA to examine dead humpback in Sitka Sound

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Sep 14, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is looking for a dead whale near Sitka. The animal was seen floating near Crow Island Tuesday morning (9-13-16). Read More

Beached whale sighted in Whale Bay

by Katherine Rose, KCAW | Jul 7, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is searching for a whale reported dead near Sitka earlier this week. Read More

Researchers look for clues to sea lion’s death

by Anne Brice, KCAW | Feb 22, 2013 | Local News, Syndicated

A Steller's sea lion washed up onto the rocks in Sitka Sound last Friday. Soon after, a group of Alaska scientists performed a necropsy to find out how it died. What they didn't know is what they would find inside. Read More