Tryphon is back, but what exactly is he doing here?

A sperm whale we haven't seen since 2006.

Rorqual whales have arrived on the North Shore!

Be they minke, fin or blue, everyone's talking about them, not to mention the beluga whales and the seals.

The food chain is in action on the South Shore as well

Big blows, divers swimming through krill and gannets picking off capelin

   

Best practices for watching marine mammals in Quebec

Clear and concrete voluntary guidelines have been established while new pan-Canadian regulations are being elaborated. In order to protect whales it is best to avoid risks of disturbance and collision.

   

Two injured and wayward humpback whales in the Sacramento River, California

After two weeks of intense attempts to rescue them, the cow/calf pair has made its own way back to sea. For the first time antibiotics were administered to humpback whales in the wild.

   

This week, Whales online invites you to visit the following pages:

How many contaminants are found in belugas?

Photo-identification: whales have a face

How to prepare for a cruise


   

Whales online answers your questions:

Is it true that babies swim near their mothers because it is easier?

What other species are related to the beluga whale?

Why is the polar bear classified as a marine mammal?

   

During an interview with Lena Measures, Research Scientist at the Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Whales online asked the following question :

Can marine mammals catch illnesses from humans?

   

Discovering Whales, on a boat or in a lab coat!

Meet Martine Bérubé, Research scientist at the Conservation genetics laboratory of the University of California in Berkeley

   

The Estuary Bulletin: Sightings, Research and Conservation

Portraits of Whales will be back in June 2007. Until then, we invite you todiscover past bulletins from previous seasons.

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