article_snippet.sent: Gray return journey across the North Pacific raises questions about the critically endangered creature’s conservation status.
article_snippet.sent: Her return journey across the North Pacific raises questions about the critically endangered creature’s conservation status.
article_snippet.sent: Protecting the endangered Western gray whales has been difficult, with five whales dying in Japanese fishing nets within the last decade.
article_snippet.sent: five whales dying in Japanese fishing nets within the last decade feeding areas off Japan and Russia include fishing areas, shipping lanes, and oil and gas production, as well as future sites oil sites, while as well largely unknown migration routes may include additional hazards.