Marine Mammal Group Confirms Sighting of Wayward Minke Whale in Montreal Area

A boat cruises past a lifeless humpback whale drifting down the St. Lawrence River near Vercheres, Que. on June 9, 2020. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

The head of a marine mammal research group is confirming that for the second time in two years a whale has been spotted in the Montreal area.

Robert Michaud of the Réseau québécois d'urgences pour les mammifères marins says a young minke whale was first spotted Sunday in the St. Lawrence River near the city’s Parc Jean-Drapeau, some 450 kilometres upstream from its usual habitat.