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Scientist unveils a hidden biodiversity treasure at Versailles
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Scientist unveils a hidden biodiversity treasure at Versailles

Marie-Lorraine Du Laurens, an agronomist with a passion for environmental education, has taken on an exciting new role as biodiversity officer at the Palace of Versailles, bringing together decades of scattered ecological data into one comprehensive observatory. Working with a team of four specialist ecologists, she's conducting a full inventory of the estate's fauna and flora across its 800 hectares - four years after the last botanical survey and seven years since wildlife was last studied. So here's what's remarkable: the Grand Canal alone hosts protected bat species like the Daubenton's bat, while nearby Marly boasts an exceptionally diverse wildlife population worth preserving. The domain's nearly 350,000 trees represent living links to history, some dating back centuries to Louis XIV's era, and each replanting or restoration project offers new opportunities to study and understand the soil's richness.
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