Microalgae for eco responsible lobster fishing?
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January 11, 2023
Québec’s commercial lobster fishery ( Homarus americanus ) is facing a considerable obstacle: the mackerel and herring stocks traditionally used as...Read more
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Unusual observation of tumors in Antarctic fish
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June 30, 2022
The Southern Ocean surrounding the continent of Antarctica has been very stable and extremely cold for several million years. A unique highly...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 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
Tinca tinca: managing invasive species by improving animal feed?
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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
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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
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
The chytrid, a pathogenic fungus
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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
Turtle steps towards the protection of a species!
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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
Parasites dwell in us!
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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
