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4 White Sharks Have Been Spotted In Canadian Waters — Here's Where

Montreal is certainly no stranger to wild animals! The city has become home to whales in the St. Lawrence River, turkeys gobbling through Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, foxes gallivanting through the Old Port, and now white sharks swimming through Canadian waters.

In recent days, four white sharks have been spotted in Canadian waters by Ocearch, an NGO that collects data to preserve marine wildlife.

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The Body Of A Whale Was Seen Floating In The Saint Lawrence River

It may be a sad end for one of the whales that visited Montreal earlier this month, but maybe not. The carcass of a minke whale was spotted by a fisherman in the waters of the Sainte Lawrence River near Contrecoeur, in the Monteregie, just under an hour north of Montreal.

Earlier this month, a couple of the aquatic mammals were seen swimming near Île-Sainte-Hélène, a rare sight for one, let alone two whales to be seen that far from the sea.

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ANOTHER Whale Has Showed Up In Montreal

The suspected appearance of yet another whale in Montreal has left experts baffled. After a minke whale settled near Île-Sainte-Hélène, the Réseau Québécois d’Urgences pour les Mammifères Marins (RQUMM) reports a second animal has been spotted in the river near the city's Maisonneuve neighbourhood.

RQUMM members have been sent to the area to try to locate it. In a press release, the organization said it could be the same small whale that's been seen passing Trois-Rivières and Varennes in recent days.

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There's Another Whale In Montreal — Everything You Need To Know

There's a new whale in town, Montreal. Experts confirmed the mammal's arrival on May 9. It's the first documented sighting of a minke whale so far upriver, according to the Groupe de recherche et d'éducation sur les mammifères marins (GREMM), but the second time in two years a whale has made its way to the city.

In 2020, a female humpback whale met a tragic end after spending days near Montreal's Old Port and Parc Jean-Drapeau.

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Another Whale Has Been Spotted Right Near Montreal — Here's What's Happening (PHOTO)

A whale was spotted in the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal on May 8, Robert Michaud, president of the Groupe de recherche et d'éducation sur les mammifères marins (GREMM) confirmed to MTL Blog.

This is the second whale sighting near Montreal in recent years. In 2020, a humpback whale captivated the city after travelling hundreds of kilometres upriver. Its breaches near the Old Port warmed the hearts of pandemic-weary Montrealers.

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Quebec Police Warn Residents Of Suspected Polar Bear Sighting In Gaspé

The Sûreté du Quebéc (SQ) seems to have a big problem on their hands, a big white fluffy problem.

Quebec provincial police are currently warning residents of a possible polar bear sighting in the Madeleine-Centre region of the northern coast of the Gaspé peninsula.

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