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It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the St. Lawrence has been teeming with life these past few days! In addition to the usual cetaceans, white-beaked and Atlantic white-sided dolphins continue to be seen, while groups of grey and harbour seals have been spotted at several locations. Furthermore, mother-calf pairs of humpbacks have been photographed on both sides of the Estuary and in the Gulf, each sighting serving as a reminder of the beauty and fragility of these baleen whales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It would hardly be an exaggeration to say that the St. Lawrence has been teeming with life these past few days! In addition to the usual cetaceans, white-beaked and Atlantic white-sided dolphins continue to be seen, while groups of grey and harbour seals have been spotted at several locations. 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