In 1999 hundreds of gray whales washed up along the west coast of North America. More in 2000. They lost an estimated 25% of their population. But then the whale population recovered and people moved on. Until it happened again in 2019. And 2020, and 2021. It’s still happening today. Host Regina G.
In 1999 hundreds of gray whales washed up along the west coast of North America. More in 2000. They lost an estimated 25% of their population. But then the whale population recovered and people moved on.
Until it happened again in 2019. And 2020, and 2021. It’s still happening today. HostListen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ atiframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5689009/nx-s1-mx-5689009-1" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">Until it happened again in 2019. And 2020, and 2021. It's still happening today. HostListen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at This episode was produced by Berly McCoy. It was edited by Rebecca Ramirez. Tyler Jones checked the facts. The audio engineer was Jimmy Keeley.
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