Monday, 13 July 2015

Baby Beluga in Hants Harbour, Trinity Bay


On Sat, May 16, 2015 in Hants Harbour Alex Piercey shot this footage of a very young beluga whale.
Identification was confirmed by  Dave Snow and Dr. Jack Lawson

"You can tell by the lack of dorsal fin, colouration and head shape," says Dr. Jack Lawson, Research Scientist / Chercheur scientifique Marine Mammals Section / Section de mammiféres marins Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada NAFC, 80 East White Hills Rd.
St. John's, NL / Terre-Neuve et Labrador
Canada   A1C 5X1
(709) 772-2285     (709) 772-4105 (FAX)

"There are belugas in New York and Halifax this year too," says Dave Snow, owner/operator, Wildland Tours: Escorted vacations in Newfoundland and Labrador
124 Water Street, P.O. Box 383
St. John's, NL
A1C 5J9    Canada
 phone: (709) 722-3123    Toll free in North America: 1-888-615-8279
fax: (709) 722-3335

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