A terrible pest at our door!
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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
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Alternative medicines at the service of animal wellbeing
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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
Architects by nature
English
August 14, 2018
In stories we often come across animals that act like us and that live in houses. However charming that would be, the reality of the ways they...Read more
The common murre and its island (part two)
English
June 26, 2018
In my earlier article I presented the murre and its favorite Québec habitat: Bonaventure Island. The murres’ almost simultaneous departure in great...Read more
The common murre and its island (part one)
English
June 26, 2018
Are you familiar with the common murre? Not very well known to the general public, it’s nonetheless a highly important species of seabird in the Gulf...Read more
The chipmunk, an original rodent
English
June 12, 2018
Were you aware that the name of the chipmunk genus is Tamias, from the Greek for treasurer or steward? In Québec the eastern chipmunk is known as a “...Read more
Parasites dwell in us!
English
May 2, 2018
The uneasy relationship between parasites and human beings goes back a long way. Some of them have been with us since the appearance of Homo sapiens...Read more
Saving the northern rockhopper penguin
English
January 30, 2018
The Montréal Biodôme is one of the few zoological sites in the world – the only one in America – where the northern rockhopper penguin has succeeded...Read more
The unexpected spin-offs associated to seaweed culture at the Biodôme
English
December 5, 2017
The constraints to successfully grow seaweeds at the Biodôme de Montréal are well known: 1) The quality of light 2) The bioavailability of...Read more
A new baby at the Biodôme
English
November 27, 2017
It’s autumn in Montréal, meaning it’s spring in the Antarctic and spring for our penguins. Moreover, one of our macaroni penguin couples ( Eudyptes...Read more
