After many years of research, in 1995 the Natural History Museum of La Chaux-de-Fonds set up an exhibition dedicated to the Dahu (Dahutus montanus), to accompany the publication of monograph published by Editions de la Girafe. The wide networks of contacts established on this occasion, as well as the popularity of the exhibition and the publication, resulted in a flood of request, proposals, testimonials and new exchanges enabling a very substantial document library to be created. Alongside this, the Natural History Museum of La Chaux-de-Fonds and its internationally recognised experts were witnessing of a real International Centre for Dahu Studies, almost as an essential waypoint in the research on this legendary animal.
Some articles published about the Dahu :
• Jacquat, Marcel S.: Cahiers du MHN no 2, Le Dahu. 1995. Editions de la Girafe.
• Jacquat, Marcel S.: Le Dahu, entre mythe et réalité ou comment l’esprit critique permet d’éviter un refroidissement… in Actes des XVIIIes Journées internationales sur la communication, l’éducation et la culture scientifiques et techniques, 1996, p. 515-519.
• Jacquat, Marcel S.: De l’humour au musée… Oser vaut la peine ! in La lettre de l’OCIM (Office de Coopération et d’Information Muséographiques), Dijon, no 54, novembre-décembre 1997, p. 28-31.
• Jacquat, Marcel S.: Petit précis de dahutologie in L’Alpe, no 8, Bestiaire. 2000, p. 20-25.
• Vincent Gaullier: Le dahu in Sciences et Avenir, hors-série (no 123), juillet-août 2000. p. 68-73
