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An alarming number of whales have washed up on Bay Area beaches this year so on Tuesday, local environmentalists gathered to call for changes to make the bay safer for the sea giants.
The event, called “A Wake for the Whales,” was held on World Oceans Day at Crissy Beach in San Francisco.
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Just a few miles off the shore is what experts call “a whale feeding hot spot” and it also happens to be where many ships enter the bay a combination that environmentalists say is already spelling disaster.“We’re honoring the dozen dead whales that have washed up on Bay Area beaches this year and calling for solutions to the major threats they face,” said Steve Jones from the Center for Biological Diversity.