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 <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1082526815/regina-g-barber"target="_blank" >Regina G. Barber</a> dives into this mystery with marine ecologist <a href="https://mmi.oregonstate.edu/people/joshua-stewart"target="_blank" >Joshua Stewart</a>, who explains how scientists like himself solved it – and the tough questions that came up along the way.  Check out our <a href="https://www.npr.org/series/g-s1-75877/short-wave-sea-camp"target="_blank" >Sea Camp series</a> and our <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/sea-camp"target="_blank" >limited run Sea Camp newsletter</a>, featuring deep dives into research, cute critters and games! Interested in more ocean mysteries? Email us your question at <a href="mailto:shortwave@npr.org"target="_blank" >shortwave@npr.org</a>. Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/shortwave"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org/shortwave</a>. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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