Massive endangered whale washes up on Oregon beach entangled, emaciated and covered in wounds from killer whales
CBSN
A member of one of the world's largest whale species was found washed up on an Oregon shore this week, emaciated, entangled and covered in what appears to be wounds from another whale species. The 46-foot-long fin whale, which was dead when discovered, is one of roughly 11,000 species members in the region.
NOAA Fisheries West Coast first announced the stranding at Sunset Beach State Park near the Washington border on Monday, showing the whale washed up on shore with what appears to be a thick rope wrapped around the top of its mouth.
Officials conducted a necropsy on the subadult male whale and found that it was "thin and emaciated" and "likely died from an underlying illness." The necropsy team is working to identify an illness that could have resulted in its death, but physically, it appeared as though the animal had come across other issues before washing ashore.
