Blanchon (DL0120)
Beluga
Adopted by employees of Sainte-Justine hospital and students at Saint-Sacrement high school
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ID number
DL0120
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Sex
Presumed female
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Year of birth
Before 1975
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Known Since
1987
Distinctive traits
Blanchon is easily recognized by its two round scars on either side of its dorsal crest. She also bears a series of small depressions on her right flank.
Life history
We first met Blanchon in 1987. By then, she was already completely white. She was therefore born before 1975.
Her small size, her habits and her presence in groups of adults and juveniles lead us to believe that Blanchon is a female from the upstream community on the south shore.
This beluga frequents the Upper Estuary up to Ile aux Coudres, the western limit of its summer distribution. In summer, the population is concentrated in the estuary between Ile aux Coudres and Forestville (Upper North Shore) and Ile du Bic (South Shore), as well as in the Saguenay Fjord.
Regularly seen with...
Observations history in the Estuary
Years in which the animal was not observed Years in which the animal was observed
Latest news
Blanchon was last seen on June 20, 1994. Is she dead? Did it remain invisible to the researcher’s eye for all that time? Impossible to know at the moment. One thing is certain, her story remains a valuable source of information for our knowledge of this fragile population.
Sponsors
Employees of Sainte-Justine hospital adopted Blanchon (1993).
Students at Saint-Sacrement high school adopted Blanchon (1993).