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This past week in the St. Lawrence Estuary, it was a funny-looking rounded black back with a V-shaped breath that caught everyone\u2019s eye and created a great deal of excitement. A North Atlantic right whale<\/a><\/span>! One of the last 400 representatives of its species, and a rare visitor to the Estuary… the most recent visit was back in 2016!<\/p>\n

It all began on September 23 and 24, when photographer Renaud Pintiaux<\/a><\/span> spotted this unusual visitor, but was unable to get a picture. On September 25, he observed two right whales a few kilometres apart off Cap de<\/b><\/span> Bon-D\u00e9sir<\/b>, and finally managed to photograph one of them. \u201cThe first one I saw looked smaller and was diving for long stretches. That day she was heading east, so perhaps she left the area. The larger of the two individuals, which was taking shorter dives, I was able to photograph on five consecutive days,\u201d\u00a0he points out.<\/p>\n

Thanks to his photos and the New England Aquarium catalogue, the right whale has been identified: it is Wolf<\/a><\/span> (#1703), a 33-year-old adult female and the daughter of Moon (#1157). From that point on, it\u2019s pure bliss: \u201cSo, did you see her?\u201d\u00a0\u201cUnbelievable, it\u2019s a dream come true\u201d, \u201cI cried when I saw her yesterday.\u201d \u201cThe encounter of a lifetime!\u201d,\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting for years to see one!\u201d<\/span> Each witness describes their precious encounter with Wolf as a gift. On September 29, the whale is off Tadoussac<\/b>, near the Batture aux Alouettes tidal flats. Hearing the news, one resident near the dunes steps out of her house and spots the animal in the distance. \u201cI never thought I would see one from my own backyard!\u201d,\u00a0she says, visibly moved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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