High spouts in the Gasp\u00e9, a fin whale in the estuary, vertical plumes of condensation near Franquelin… Could these observations mark the return of the great whales? Their presence, however, seems ephemeral: They appear and disappear quickly in the vastness of the St. Lawrence as soon as observers turn their backs. Belugas are increasingly present in the estuary, while seals continue to frequent the shoreline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
High spouts in the Gasp\u00e9, a fin whale in the estuary, vertical plumes of condensation near Franquelin… Could these observations mark the return of the great whales? Their presence, however, seems ephemeral: They appear and disappear quickly in the vastness of the St. Lawrence as soon as observers turn their backs. Belugas are increasingly present […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12842,"featured_media":75445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observation-of-the-week"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n