{"id":51214,"date":"2015-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/une-12e-carcasse-de-beluga-est-retrouvee-pour-lannee-2015\/"},"modified":"2020-05-26T19:34:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T19:34:14","slug":"a-12th-beluga-carcass-found-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/a-12th-beluga-carcass-found-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"A 12th Beluga Carcass Found in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

12th<\/sup> Beluga Carcass Discovered<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

On August 18, observers stationed on the rocks of the Marine Environment Discovery Centre (MEDC) in Les Escoumins notice an all white object offshore that is not moving. A beluga engaged in logging<\/a>? A whale-watching cruise employee confirms the observation: it is indeed a beluga, but the animal is dead. It is a young female, just over 3\u00a0m long and still slightly gray. The carcass, which is in very good condition, is towed to the Quai des Pilotes in Les Escoumins by the Parks Canada team. It will be picked up and transported to the Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FMV) the following morning. The necropsy performed by veterinary pathologist St\u00e9phane Lair<\/a> helped determine the cause of death. Once again it was due to a complication during recent calving; this time, a uterine rupture was at cause.<\/p>\n

Here is a video of the carcass being recovered:<\/p>\n