Wildlife · whale
Minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Reported near 2 of our drives. Most reports fall in Jul.
When people see them
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Jan 0%, Feb 0%, Mar 0%, Apr 2%, May 4%, Jun 27%, Jul 50%, Aug 10%, Sep 4%, Oct 0%, Nov 4%, Dec 0%
From St. John's
What this is not
Not how many there are, and not a promise you will see one. A report means somebody looked, saw and wrote it down; a busy harbour with tour boats reports more than an empty coast with the same animals in it.
Source: GBIF, the international record of wildlife sightings, queried 2026-10-07, within 10 km of each place.
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