In addition to the Orkney incident, there are ongoing concerns about gray whale deaths along the U.S. West Coast. The California Academy of Sciences and The Marine Mammal Center have confirmed 24 whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2025, with 21 being gray whales.

A pod of 23 pilot whales has been found dead after a mass stranding on the island of Sanday in Orkney. The whales were discovered on Sunday, and it's believed they may have been deceased for several days. A pregnant female was among the group