1 September 2021 Much like humans, killer whales can’t choose their family, but they can at least decide which of their little cousins they want to have fun with! This is what a recent study…
26 January 2021 Frequenting British Columbia waters, the southern resident killer whale population is estimated to number approximately 72 individuals. On January 14, the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) announced the creation of a new…
17 September 2020 “What? Dolphins? Here?” wonders one reader. For many people, when the talk turns to dolphins, the first thing that comes to mind is Flipper, a bottlenose dolphin. But in reality,…
18 August 2020 Every so often, a solitary whale makes headlines. It might be a beluga seen off the coast San Diego, California, a humpback whale breaching in the port of Montréal, or…
1 April 2020 Researchers witnessed a rare event in Mossel Bay, at the southern tip of the African continent: two great white sharks fatally attacking a humpback whale. A unique opportunity for these…
28 November 2018 About 145 black-bodied whales laid out on a long, sandy beach when two hikers, Liz Carson and Julian Ripoll, stumbled upon them as they were heading back to their campground.…
25 October 2018 “Can killer whales be seen in Gaspé Bay?” asks a kayaker out at sea with a group near Grande-Grave, off the Gaspé Peninsula. Maybe! Killer whales are occasional visitors to…
9 August 2018 July 31: A pointed snout pierces the surface and rises like a skyscraper out of the waters off Les Bergeronnes. The fin whale observes the whale-watching boat parked a few…
27 July 2017 "Is it possible to see a killer whale in Saint-Siméon in the Charlevoix region?", asks a camper who notices a cetacean "with a white spot at the base of its…
21 April 2017 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.…
