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Trump has previously claimed, without evidence, that wind turbines kill whales.

From images of polar bears drifting alone on melting sea ice to complex songs from whales taking over the radio airwaves to internet memes of sloths roaming their disappearing habitats, certain species rise to prominence in human perception, inspiring us to make changes and fight for their preservation.

Scientists say gray whales have been dying in large numbers this year.

At least 70 whales have died since the beginning of the year in the lagoons of Baja California in Mexico, where they go in the winter, according to Steven Swartz, a marine scientist who studies gray whales.

In recent weeks, three gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay.