Tag: Biodiversity
Cyril Dion, defender of biodiversity with “Animal”
What distinguishes humans from other mammals on Earth? Laughter, wrote Rabelais in the 16th century … The philosopher Descartes estimated that this creature, the highest in the animal kingdom, had…
The disappearance of large herbivores has encouraged fires
Specific richness of late Quaternary herbivores. Pre: before the extinction period, post: after the extinction period. Yellow: grazers, blue: herbivores foraging on trees and bushes, green: diet intermediate between the…
Beekeepers against pesticides, the fight continues
While the Ministry of Ecology has just launched a pollinator plan intended to protect biodiversity, beekeepers are afraid for their bees. Because between the provisional authorizations of neonicotinoids and other…