Adopt a beluga
A kind philanthropic gesture, adopting a beluga allows you to pair up an individual, organization, business, school or group with a St. Lawrence beluga. Thanks to photo-identification, the belugas available for adoption have been known to our research team for years. They have a life story to which you can contribute.
When you adopt a beluga known to researchers, you support scientific research; you participate in the search for solutions; you increase awareness of belugas and their plight; you show your attachment to the St. Lawrence and its inhabitants.
How it works?
- Choose your beluga from amongst those featured in the photo-ID family album. No need to provide it with food or shelter… we’ll keep an eye on your beluga for you out on the water.
- Come up with a name. This name will then be used to designate this beluga in all our official communications.
- To complete the adoption, make your donation of $5,000. These funds will support researchers in their work under the St. Lawrence Beluga Project. We
We encourage sponsors to renew their donation twice more, to symbolize the three years a female takes care of her calf. You have a smaller budget? Participate in a collective adoption.
- Receive an adoption certificate as well as your beluga’s personal story and each year, get updates on researchers’ encounters with your protégé;
To learn more, read our brochure.