Galubé
Beluga
Adopted by the employees of the Ministère de l’Environnement du Québec
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ID number
DL0048
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Sex
Male
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Year of birth
1970 (death in 1999)
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Known Since
1988
Distinctive traits
The hockey-stick-shaped scar on his left flank is Galubé’s most distinctive mark. There’s also a small depression on his right flank, more or less visible depending on the angle or light.
Life history
Galubé is part of one of two networks of males that frequent the head of the Laurentian Channel and the Saguenay Fjord.
This male is well known to the GREMM team. Between 1988 and 1999, the year of his death, he was seen every summer, especially in the Saguenay Fjord and its mouth. Even today, the public can admire his markings and take the measure of his imposing size, as he is one of five life-size beluga replicas that “live” in the Jardin de la Grève, in front of the Marine mammal interpretation center in Tadoussac.
Observations history in the Estuary
Years in which the animal was not observed Years in which the animal was observed
Latest news
Galubé is in a herd of a dozen belugas, all adults. The animals swim across the ferries that shuttle between Tadoussac and Baie-Saint-Catherine.
This is Galubé’s last sighting. He was found stranded dead on August 3, 1999. Data taken from his carcass revealed that this male measured 4.18 meters and died at the age of 29.
Sponsor
Employees of the Ministère de l’Environnement du Québec adopted Galubé (1989).