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.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Federal Register documentation, Alaska Department of Fish and Game species profile, and independent news reporting. Multiple consistent independent sources verify the 1994 delisting date and rationale. [tier=gold indep_score=0.983 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Recovery of Endangered and Threatened Species | NOAA Fisheries (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- 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 (corroboration)
- https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=graywhale.printerfriendly (corroboration)
- https://alaskabeacon.com/2026/08/26/environmental-groups-take-steps-to-sue-to-compel-new-protections-for-gray-whales/ (corroboration)