30 March 2017 The snow crab season is underway, which is synonymous with the start of the "crab dinner" season. For some, this is THE sign of spring. In the early morning hours of…
21 December 2016 On November 29, the Trudeau government gave the go-ahead for the proposed expansion of the Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline system in British Columbia. A request for a review was…
7 December 2016 Predation alone does not generally pose a threat to the sustainability of a population. It is often associated with other factors and the status of the hunted population. Studies have…
8 November 2016 It's not impossible, but there were no confirmed sightings in the Gulf of St. Lawrence this season. Perhaps it was the thin tip of the lobe of a surface feeding…
28 June 2016 Recently, whale-watching guides and companies have expressed concerns about drones flying near killer whales off the west coasts of Canada and the United States. Drones are increasingly popular. But should…
22 April 2016 Although a killer whale can easily swallow a whole salmon, it prefers to tear it into pieces to share with family members, according to a study published in the journal…
22 March 2016 The testimony of Émilien Pelletier before Quebec's environmental assessment agency (BAPE) last week cast a dark cloud over the whales of the St. Lawrence. In 2015, the shelving of the…
12 January 2016 Measuring some twenty metres long and weighing around 100 tonnes, what predator "dares" to attack the largest animal on the planet? The killer whale is one of the only predators…
7 January 2016 The speed of boats travelling in the vicinity of killer whales is believed to be the greatest factor affecting ambient noise levels. Such was the finding of a team of…
10 July 2015 Photos taken between La Tabatière and Gros-Mécatina in the Basse-Côte-Nord region (in the Gulf of St. Lawrence near Newfoundland) confirm the presence of four killer whales on July 4, possibly…
