1.   Airborne pollutants and accumulated toxic substances mean that when beluga whales die and wash ashore, their poisonous carcasses must be disposed of in hazardous waste sites.

2.   But six other whales died last year on California beaches because there are not enough facilities to save them.

3.   Four whales died in that capture, he said.

4.   He said a dozen or so adult whales die during the journey, and occasionally a live one becomes beached.

5.   It has not been determined how this young whale died, French said, but some scientists have taken tissue samples to detect illness or parasites.

6.   Six whales have died so far this year, including three calves, the highest number of deaths on record for so short a period.

7.   So far, he believes the whale died naturally, but not all the clues are in yet.

8.   An autopsy indicated that the whale died of massive head injuries.

9.   By the time port officials lifted it out of the water with a crane boat late Monday, the whale had already died from its wounds.

10.   By the time port officials had lifted it out of the water with a crane boat late Monday, the whale had already died from its wounds.