The eastern North Pacific population of gray whales was delisted from the Endangered Species Act in 1994 after being declared no longer in danger of extinction.
Sources
- Recovery of Endangered and Threatened Species | NOAA Fisheries (fisheries.noaa.gov)
- https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/06/14/01-15059/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-90-day-finding-for-a-petition-to-list-eastern-north (federalregister.gov)
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- https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/26/environmental-groups-take-steps-to-sue-to-compel-new-protections-for-gray-whales/ (alaskabeacon.com)
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