SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- During the last whale season along the Pacific and down into Baja California, 92 gray whales died as a result of climate change, according to Fey Crevoshay, communications director for Wild Coast, an international environmental group based in San Diego.

Crevoshay admitted the exact cause of death for the whales has not been identified, but said many whales were observed to be very malnourished and thin during the last whale-watching season.

"Human contamination has intensified climate change in the Arctic, something that has diminished available food where they gorge before heading down to the Baja California peninsula," she said. "The phenomenon 'La Niña' also cooled off their traditional breeding grounds and forced the whales to travel further distances tow

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