This winter, when you’re traveling along in the forest close to a stream, you may see signs of sliding in the snow. Depending on the width of the impression, it…

When December returns and the snow snows…it’s time to observe the ruffed grouse, the well-known partridge of our woods. While present in our territory year-round, the grouse walks across the…

The hot summer we just experienced was very hard for the moose. This giant of our forests does not withstand heat well. When the temperature rises above 14oC (57oF), he…

The wild turkey: a somewhat awkward new arrival It’s September already. Most of the birds have left or are preparing to migrate to warmer climes. There is one however, a…

Are we all familiar with the chipmunk? This cute, easily-recognized little mammal has a reddish-brown back marked by two white stripes bordered in black. Its common name in French is…

The rich collection found in Mont-Tremblant’s Animalium includes several of the 140 species of dragonflies and damselflies found in Quebec. These large, brightly coloured insects have two pairs of membranous,…

In 1999, the Assemblée nationale – the government of Quebec – finally adopted the blue flag, or blue iris – the iris versicolore – as Quebec’s floral emblem. In so…

While the swallows that used to herald the coming of spring are declining due to pesticide pollution, the red-winged blackbird is still one of the most frequently observed—or heard –…

Animalium, Mont-Tremblant’s zoology museum, will be exhibiting, through May 31, a selection of the works of Claude Thivierge. The versatile artist is an illustrator, wildlife and animal painter, designer and…

  A new zoological museum opened its doors to the public here last June. Located on Montée Ryan (Exit 119 of Hwy. 117) in Mont-Tremblant, the innovative museum exhibits an…