Bats, a triumph of evolution
English
December 3, 2019
Have you ever sat by a lake on a summer evening and happened to spot those marvels of evolution? The world’s only flying mammals, bats make their...Read more
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Attacking invasive plants! Young people on the hunt for buckthorn
English
November 25, 2019
This past October 29, in a light-hearted atmosphere, 131 young people from secondary 3 at Collège Charlemagne in Montréal lent a hand to counter the...Read more
Helping birds survive the winter
English
November 20, 2019
Written on November 8, 2013 You have worked all summer to create your bird garden , and you have surely had the chance to see various birds flying...Read more
Turtle steps towards the protection of a species!
English
September 18, 2019
The wood turtle ( Glyptemys insculpta ) is a species that is designated vulnerable in Quebec. Primary threats towards its survival include habitat...Read more
Penguins, those birds that think they’re dolphins
English
June 26, 2019
On numerous occasions in the history of life on Earth, land animals have developed, after lengthy evolution, adaptations that allow them to live in...Read more
Garlic Mustard: a little-known invasive species
English
May 28, 2019
To the most prevalent invasive plants – like the formidable common reed, buckthorn and Eurasian watermilfoil – we have to add a new one: Garlic...Read more
The striped chorus frog: a species to protect
English
April 25, 2019
What is that frog that regularly makes headlines in the Montréal area – the striped chorus frog? It’s a tiny frog less than four centimeters long...Read more
Why does Rudolph the reindeer have a red nose?
English
December 18, 2018
Rudolph is the red-nosed reindeer. But why do we say he has a red nose? Is it a bioluminescence phenomenon, the way it is with fireflies? A well-...Read more
A terrible pest at our door!
English
September 18, 2018
The starry sky beetle, or Asian longhorned beetle , is a pest that made its way from China and Korea to the American continent via the shipping of...Read more
Alternative medicines at the service of animal wellbeing
English
September 11, 2018
Who hasn’t heard about acupuncture by now? Or massage therapy? If we haven’t had one or the other ourselves, we all know at least one person who’s...Read more
