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Do pilot whales impatiently look forward to spring just to cross paths with amateur cetologist Ren\u00e9 Roy? One thing is for sure: these mysterious cetaceans always seem to be present<\/a> when Ren\u00e9 begins his outings in the estuary in late May. In fact, he ran into a dozen or so on Thursday, May 19, between Matane<\/strong> and Pointe-des-Monts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFirst I encountered three large males, followed by a group of about ten a few kilometres beyond that, including females and probably at least one juvenile,\u201d he says. \u201cIt was awesome! It\u2019s become a sort of tradition for me to see pilot whales in May in the St. Lawrence Estuary, and this sighting took place on the exact same date as two years ago! This is my fourth sighting of this species, and they all occurred around this time. Strangely, I\u2019ve never seen any during the remainder of the season.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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