Is a beautiful lawn beneficial for biodiversity?
English
March 3, 2021
Whereas once they were idolized, beautiful lawns are on the way to having the grass cut from under them, so to speak . Today, grassed-over areas are...Read more
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Experiencing the shortest day of the year at the Biodôme
English
December 23, 2020
I’m part of a team of superheroes. Recently we were asked, with our superpowers, to make sure that the sun rises and sets at the right time! The...Read more
Tinca tinca: managing invasive species by improving animal feed?
English
November 11, 2020
Commercial tench fishing could help control the invasion of this species in the St. Lawrence River and benefit…the Biodôme’s animals! The invasion of...Read more
Recovery of the gold lion tamarin threatened by a yellow fever epidemic
English
November 4, 2020
Three years before the arrival of COVID-19, another type of virus was making its way into southeastern Brazil. It was the start of a serious yellow...Read more
Amazement at the new Biodôme
English
September 16, 2020
The Biodôme is once again welcoming curious kids and grownups after two years of renovation work. A get-together with Rami Bebawi, the architect in...Read more
Those colorful harlequin frogs
English
July 8, 2020
The term harlequin refers to a character in traditional Italian comedy-type theater who was typically dressed in a colorful and often diamond-...Read more
The chytrid, a pathogenic fungus
English
June 17, 2020
As I write these lines, our world is on pause. For several months now, we have attentively followed the wildfire propagation of a viral disease known...Read more
Springtime forest plants, a masterstroke of adaptation!
English
May 6, 2020
This year, cool weather is delaying the spring outburst as it’s often pictured: the crows waking us up, the colorful planted beds, the woodland scene...Read more
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
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
