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February 17th, 2012

The bird surveys have been completed!

Between October 2011 and January 2012, on three different occasions, four ornithologists of…
November 29th, 2011

The savannah project: its soils

Over the past two months, fieldwork has begun on the investigation of the soils in the…
November 17th, 2011

The Life+ Cap DOM at Ménigoute

This year Life+ Cap DOM was once again represented at Ménigoute ! On the programme for the 2011…

Action Cock-of-the-rock: the formation of a committee for observation and action in the field

The setting up of a joint action plan for the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock began with bilateral meetings with the Company of Guides, the ONF and mineral companies in the course of which the association introduced the programme Life+ Cap DOM and more precisely its action plan to help the Guianan Cock-of-the-rock. The association will next meet FEDOMG (the Federation of Mineral Operators of French Guiana) and INTERPROBOIS (the Interprofessional Association for Forests & Wood) to prepare the organisation of a first plenary meeting of a committee for observation and action in the field.

Action Cock-of-the-rock, location of a faeces collector, French Guiana, A. Stier

At the same time, telemetry instruments have been ordered, the first explorations of Kaw Mountain have been made, the monthly report on known sites of nidification on Mount Kaw is going ahead and two prototypes of faeces collectors have already been put in place to study the feeding habits of the species.

Keywords : French Guiana, Kaw Mountain, Guianan Cock-of-the-rock

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