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Dead 47-foot-long endangered fin whale washes up in Alaska, attracting hundreds of people

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An endangered fin whale washed up near a coastal trail in Alaska attracting dozens of curious observers.

The carcass of the juvenile female whale, measuring almost 47 feet , was found Saturday night along the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail in Anchorage .

The endangered species is threatened by strikes with vessels, entanglements in fishing gear, underwater noise, and the effects of climate change.