Contact: Steve Palumbi
spalumbi@stanford.edu
SeaWeb

Gray Whale

Caption: Gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) return from Arctic feeding grounds to lagoons in Mexico each winter to give birth. New genetic results indicate that in the past, the number of whales returning to these lagoons may have been much larger. Photo location: Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico.

Credit: Geoff Shester

Usage Restrictions: Please provide photo credit (Photo Credit: Geoff Shester)

Related news release: Gray whales a fraction of historic levels, genetic research says