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Launched in mid-2012, an anthropological study led by Marianne Palisse, a lecturer at the Université Antilles-Guyane, has, at the start of the year, just been completed. Understanding the life-styles and customs linked to this distinctive habitat is a fundamental first step in integrating local (…)

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Marc Salamolard, the officer responsible for Fauna at the Réunion National Park, recounts the history of Réunion's avifauna, from the first species brought to this volcanic island by marine currents, winds and storms to the human colonisers who brought new predators such as pigs and rats which (…)

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Sophie Maillé, a project leader at GEPOG, outlines the history of this association from its foundation in 1993 by a handful of ornithologists to the professional body that it is today. A founder member of 'Guyane Nature Environnement', GEPOG's work encompasses many areas of activity, from the (…)

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The Réunion Cuckoo-shrike, better known on the island under the name 'tuit-tuit', can trace its name to a meeting between an English ornithologist and a local gamekeeper. Marc Salamolard, the officer responsible for Fauna at the Réunion National Park, reviews the different names given to this (…)

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Come to meet us and find out about the work of Life+ Cap DOM at the animal photography exhibition in Montier-en-Der – we look forward to greeting as many visitors as possible! See you soon. Anne-France Touveron, National Coordinator, Life+ Cap DOM For on-line details, (…)

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A fascinating radio programme which illustrates the close links between man and nature in the savannahs of French Guiana, from before the time of Columbus to the present day. The link to the broadcast can be found here. Bon voyage! Anna Stier Project Leader LIFE+ CAP (…)

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In 2012, the IUCN upgraded the Agami Heron (Agamia agami) from the category of Least Concern to that of Vulnerable: “Based on a model of future deforestation in the Amazon basin, and the bird's susceptibility to hunting pressures, it is thought that the population of this species will decline (…)

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Following a project initiated in March last year, six observers participated in a trial run for a systematic bird survey on Martinique using a point-count methodology (STOC – suivi temporel des oiseaux communs) widely used in France. The principle is as follows: stop for 5 minutes at each of 10 (…)

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New technology, based on a network of recording devices, will enable the tracking and observation of difficult-to-locate birds. Harry Gros Désormeaux, PhD of mathematics and information technology, talks about this new tool for the collection of data in the field, and explains how this (…)

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Damien Fouillot, SEOR’s 'Tuit-tuit' project leader for Life+ Cap DOM, reviews the ecology of this species of which only 29 pairs remain worldwide, all on Réunion Island.

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