An extremely rare whale observed in Tadoussac

A common beak whale was seen in Tadoussac. Moreover, off the Escoumins; An extraordinary observation since this type of whale is very rare in the sector.

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It was Renaud Pintiaux. Consequently, a naturalist guide for Tadoussac otherwise as well as Captain David Beaulieu who had the chance to observe the specimen last Friday.

“David and I were amazed when we made this discovery. In addition, We will remember it for a long time, ”said Pintiaux in a Facebook publication.

The naturalist guide underlined the scarcity of having been able to see the marine mammal in life.

“Until date (extremely rare) individuals observed in the St. Furthermore, Lawrence had failed alive,” he wrote.

He added that the whale was very far from its distribution extremely rare whale observed tadoussac area which is usually in the cold. temperate waters of the North Atlantic.

“It is an ocean animal […] Who lives on the open sea. the population of beaks that are found closest to here, it is off Nova Scotia, off the sand island, just at the end of the Neo-Scottish plateau, “said the scientific director of the research and education group on marine mammals, Robert Michaud.

Several witnesses have been able to capture images of the whale in order to send them to specialists who. were able to confirm the type of the species found in Tadoussac.

Specialists also noticed extremely rare whale observed tadoussac that the animal was not in good condition. The whale was emaciated and far from its natural habitat.

“This observation in itself. it is interesting, but for the whale itself, it may not be a very interesting situation,” noted Mr. Michaud noting that the whale was probably lost.

-With information from Laurie-Anne Stevenson. Cimt-Chau