{"id":59392,"date":"2022-09-20T14:58:28","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/a-la-rencontre-des-belugas-de-cacouna\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:57:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T19:57:29","slug":"the-belugas-of-cacouna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baleinesendirect.org\/en\/the-belugas-of-cacouna\/","title":{"rendered":"The Belugas of Cacouna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHey look! Over there! A beluga!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Posted on our observation platform on the sacred mountain of Gros-Cacouna, Sami and I aim our binoculars toward the estuary. We may soon have to launch a drone.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we form the Beluga Brigade of the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, where we work as research assistants for the Window on Belugas project.<\/p>\n<p>We had been staring at the water surface for several hours, on the lookout for small white bumps piercing the surface. The sudden appearance of these cetaceans gives us a thrill. However, this is far from our first encounter with these white whales.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, our work this summer is to observe and collect research data on belugas. I easily spot the herd that has just arrived. The contrast between the belugas\u2019 white skin and the steely blue hue of the river is a great help.<\/p>\n<p>Sami hurries to prepare the drone for takeoff. In the meantime, I alternate between my prescription glasses and my binoculars to keep the belugas in sight as they periodically disappear and reappear on the surface as if they were playing hide-and-seek.<\/p>\n<p>It may be our only chance of the day to film these cetaceans. We can\u2019t afford to miss it.<\/p><h2><strong>Window on Belugas: A new perspective on the lives of belugas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Although drones have been used in marine mammal research for only about 10 years, the technology has already demonstrated its potential.<\/p>\n<p>By flying over marine animals,* scientists can gather previously inaccessible information such as \u00a0individual measurements and social behaviour below the water surface. Drones not only provide valuable data for research, but also spectacular images to raise public awareness of the rich and fragile lives of belugas.<\/p>\n<p>The potential offered by drones was what gave GREMM (Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals) co-founder Robert Michaud the idea to develop the Window on Belugas project in the first place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHey look! Over there! 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