{"id":52146,"date":"2020-08-18T21:54:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-18T21:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/loin-de-la-maison-ces-baleines-perdues-ou-exploratrices\/"},"modified":"2020-08-25T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T18:42:33","slug":"stray-whales-lost-or-just-exploring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/stray-whales-lost-or-just-exploring\/","title":{"rendered":"Stray Whales: Lost or Just Exploring?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"JUSTIFY\">Every so often, a solitary whale makes headlines. It might be a <a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\/news\/local-news\/beluga-off-san-diego-is-farthest-south-the-species-has-been-documented-on-west-coast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beluga seen off the coast San Diego<\/a>, California, a <a href=\"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/quebec-city-hosts-stray-humpback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">humpback whale breaching in the port of Montr\u00e9al<\/a>, or a <a href=\"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/record-migration-of-killer-whale-confirmed-with-photo-id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killer whale wandering in the Mediterranean<\/a>. What these animals have in common is that they have all wound up in an unexpected place, be it a region or a river outside their usual range. They provide a diversion to residents, but also raise concern. Are these geographically off-course whales lost, wandering or exploring? Are they in danger? 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