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June 1st, 2011

[Video] The Guianan Cock-of-the-rock: a heritage species

What is known about the Cock-of-the-rock? Though it is an emblematic species par excellence,…
May 23rd, 2011

Réunion Cuckoo-shrike project

Thierry Micol, the LPO expert on pest control, carried out his fieldwork for the A1 project for…
May 15th, 2011

[Video] Réunion National Park in Life+ Cap DOM

The Réunion National Park is one of the co-ordinators of the Life+ Cap DOM project, using its…

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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