Floodplains, risk areas
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March 23, 2022
Rivers swollen by snow-melt that breach their banks every spring can cause enormous material damage to the homes built right next to them. This...Read more
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Feeding birds in winter: a good or a bad idea?
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January 5, 2022
Have you noticed that we’ve been seeing more northern cardinals over the last ten years or so? Did you know that these birds have seen their...Read more
Woods, squirrels, human beings and a drawing competition
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September 29, 2021
Sensitizing neighborhood residents to the richness of a nearby woodland and identifying the actions that restrict its regeneration can contribute...Read more
To the rescue of the wild leek!
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June 17, 2021
Sustained efforts since 1999 SEM’AIL , a program devoted to wild leek education, conservation and restoration in Québec, was created at the Biodôme...Read more
The need for action in response to ocean acidification
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June 2, 2021
If this last year of pandemic has in fact taught us anything, it’s that we’re able, all together, to take strong action to get us out of a crisis...Read more
The chorus frog seeks ambassadors
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April 14, 2021
Since the start of April, in Montérégie and in Outaouais, a shrill sound has been heard, similar to the one made by a fingernail scraping along a...Read more
Is a beautiful lawn beneficial for biodiversity?
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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
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
Plastic – the enemy we can’t do without?
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October 28, 2020
Written on May 15, 2019. It’s no secret, plastic poisons the oceans, the environment and our health. Plastics are made from petroleum and are...Read more
Those colorful harlequin frogs
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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
