Quebec Red Tide Kill Beluga Whales

CBC News reports that a red algae infestation in the St. Lawrence Seaway caused by heavy rain this summer may have caused the death of several marine animals, including birds, fish and a handful of beluga whales, say scientists in the area.

Residents in the Lower St. Lawrence region and greater Rimouski area have reported finding hundreds of dead sturgeon and birds on the shore.

And seven beluga whales have been found dead in the past week, about half of the average annual death toll recorded for the species, according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada.