April 2017
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2017 / 04 / 28
Belugas and Gannets Downriver
A herd of belugas are swimming in tight formation off Pointe-aux-Outardes; they number about 40. Behind them, flocks of birds take flight near a fishing boat, with wind turbines spinning in the backgr...
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2017 / 04 / 28
North Atlantic Right Whales Making Headlines: What’s Going On?
An unprecedented number of whales in Cape Cod Bay in recent weeks and an abnormally low number of newborns observed this winter off the coasts of Georgia and Florida are causing surprise and raising m...
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2017 / 04 / 24
How does a predator go about eating an eight-legged prey almost as big as itself?
With no hands, how can one get the better of a live eight-armed prey measuring over one metre long equipped with suction cups and capable of suffocating its attacker?...
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2017 / 04 / 24
Studying Whale Breath: New Discoveries and Techniques
A Canadian-US research team has undertaken a study on the fungi and bacteria found in the breath of southern resident killer whales (also known as orcas) on the west coast. The discovery of multiple b...
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2017 / 04 / 20
WHITE, BLACK, BLUE, GRAY ANIMALS…
Belugas, blue whales, humpbacks, minke whales, three species of seals … the variety of marine mammals seen in the past month keeps growing! Spouts around Gaspé In the early morning hours of Ap...
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2017 / 04 / 20
Earth Day 2017: Three Gestures for the Whales
For the occasion of Earth Day (April 22), Whales Online proposes three simple actions to help preserve the ecosystems that whales depend on. 1. Discover the whales’ world “We protect what ...
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2017 / 04 / 14
DL220 off Cap de Bon-Désir!
April 10, 2017. Back on the rocks of Cap de Bon-Désir. Rather quickly, I spot with my binoculars a herd of belugas far to the northwest, heading full speed along the coast to the northeast. These bel...
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2017 / 04 / 12
Citizens of the St. Lawrence, stay alert! Report any dead or vulnerable marine mammal to 1-877-7baleine
The Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Response Network (QMMERN) relies on cooperative local citizens and fishermen to promptly report any dead or struggling marine mammal by dialling 1-877-7baleine (1-87...
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2017 / 04 / 12
“My first whales of the season!”
These same words were on the lips of a number of observers! Here they are, back in the St. Lawrence after spending the last few months in other parts of the world....
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2017 / 04 / 10
Three Baritone Rorquals
Three spouts appear and remain suspended on the horizon for a few seconds. Having been tipped off, our Franquelin-based collaborator grabs her binoculars to try and find out what species of whale is o...