A
humpback whale has been seen in Montreal for the first time in St. Lawrence
River in Canada.
The whale
is thought to have travelled from Tadoussac, Quebec located at the convergence
of the Saguenay and Saint Lawrence rivers, where it would have existed in salt
water.
It was
spotted swimming upstream underneath the Pont de Québec earlier this week, and
yesterday morning, May 30, the whale found itself near the Jacques Cartier
Bridge in Montreal.
A humpback whale is currently hanging out directly under the Jacques-Cartier bridge.— Sarah Leavitt (@sarahleavittcbc) May 30, 2020
A sight I never expected to see here in Montreal. pic.twitter.com/6CXGFWfjHm
Montreal
is a fair way local, but for whatever reason the whale decided to make the voyage.
Robert
Michaud, the coordinator for the Quebec Marine Mammal Emergency Network, stated
the phenomenon as ‘unusual’, adding: ‘It’s the first time we are seeing a
humpback past the Quebec area’, CBC reports.
#MeanwhileInCanada— Martin Andre (@MartinAndre4) May 31, 2020
A humpback whale has reached Montreal by way of the St. Lawrence River for the first time, says a marine expert. pic.twitter.com/f3iWK8XPFe
Michaud estimated
that the whale could have ended up in Montreal after following fish because it
was hungry or somewhat confused.
La baleine à bosse a effectué une série de sauts spectaculaires pendant plus d'une heure, près du quai de l'horloge. Magnifique photo de mon collègue Jacques Nadeau. @LeDevoir pic.twitter.com/0cRZlJj4nU— Alexandre Shields (@AShields_Devoir) May 30, 2020
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