29 October 2019 This year in the St. Lawrence, no fewer than 13 mother-calf humpback pairs have been identified by teams from the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) and the Group for Research…
25 July 2019 Calves spend their time learning to swim, hunt and move with agility by imitating their mother and other adults. Within a few weeks, many calves of the various species present…
20 June 2019 Le 16 juin en après-midi, la mer est lisse et silencieuse devant les Grandes-Bergeronnes. Soudain, deux larges dos noirs apparaissent. Les baleines nagent côte à côte, remontent à la surface…
2 May 2018 The Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS) was able to identify 121 humpback whales in 2017, a record number! Of these, 98 individuals were already in the photo-identification catalogue and 23 new…
6 December 2017 "On December 3, I spotted two whales off Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé," writes in one observer, delighted to be seeing whales in December. What species could it be? Not such a simple question…
13 October 2017 Parks Canada's land-based observation sites adjacent to the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park are closing down for the season; meanwhile, the naturalists who work there are returning to their winter occupations.…
29 August 2017 The Marine Mammal Emergencies call centre has already handled nearly 200 cases and just over 350 calls this year. These figures are a reminder that the team behind 1-877-7baleine has been working…
4 August 2017 "This summer has been a busy one in Sept-Îles!" exclaims a resident observer from Gallix, near Sept-Îles. Since 1989, he has spent much of his time on the water in…
28 June 2017 Good news: five newborn humpback whales have been sighted so far off the Gaspé Peninsula: "a figure that is already higher than last summer," points out a researcher from the…
16 November 2016 "The whales are on a reproduction strike", jokes a News from Afield collaborator following her observation of two humpback whales in Gaspé Bay on November 10. Shouldn't they have returned…
