La Cour supérieure du Québec tranche : Pas de travaux d’exploration à Cacouna durant la saison de mise bas des bélugas
La juge Claudine Roy de la Cour supérieure du Québec a tenu compte des craintes exprimées par les groupes de…
Notes from the Field: Post-mortem examination of a beluga whale
Stéphane Lair of the CWHC Quebec centre performs a post-mortem examination on a beluga whale found stranded in St. André…
Quebec Rabies Surveillance Report
Quebec is conducting an active surveillance program for rabies, particularly the raccoon strain that is present across the border in…
Organizations Formalize Partnership to Support Project Beluga
On June 10, 2014, John G. Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and the Group for Research and education on Marine Mammals…
St. Lawerence Beluga population at risk
Marine scientists in Quebec are raising alarms that TransCanada Corp.’s proposed Energy East pipeline project will threaten falling beluga populations…
Program for the 4th Annual Workshop for Wildlife Health Professionals
The program is now available for the upcoming Workshop for Wildlife Health Professionals which is being held this April 8-9…
4th Workshop for Canada’s Wildlife Health Professionals
Registration is now open for the 4th Workshop for Canada’s Wildlife Health Professionals. The workshop will be held in Québec…
Snowy Owls head south this winter
Snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) will often come south in unpredictable invasions known as ‘irruptions.’ It’s mostly about food and babies,…
Review of the Status of Beluga Whales in the St. Lawrence River Estuary
The annual National Marine Mammal Peer Review Committee met in St. John’s, Newfoundland last month. The goal of this Department…
DRIT and rabies surveillance in Québec
This fall marked a milestone in the annual rabies surveillance program in Québec: the 10,000th animal was tested for rabies…