\u201c72!\u201d That\u2019s how many seals our collaborator Laeticia Desbordes is lucky enough to observe and carefully tally early this week off Cap-aux-Os, in Gasp\u00e9 Bay. Most of them appear to be harbour seals. Soaking up the sun\u2019s rays on the ice, they seem to be enjoying this early spring. Spring, already? \u201cYes,\u201d says Jacques G\u00e9lineau, who did not fail to notice the arrival of crows in Sept-\u00celes, which are considered harbingers of more pleasant weather.<\/p>\n
Warmer temperatures, more abundant food: for many, spring resonates as the ideal season for mammals to give birth. However, for visiting or resident seals in the St. Lawrence, this is not necessarily the case!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201c72!\u201d That\u2019s how many seals our collaborator Laeticia Desbordes is lucky enough to observe and carefully tally early this week off Cap-aux-Os, in Gasp\u00e9 Bay. Most of them appear to be harbour seals. Soaking up the sun\u2019s rays on the ice, they seem to be enjoying this early spring. Spring, already? \u201cYes,\u201d says Jacques G\u00e9lineau, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":45568,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observation-of-the-week"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n