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May 15th, 2012

Three Agami Herons equipped with Argos transmitters!

Between 21st and 23rd of April 2012, a team of six people left by helicopter to the floating…
May 2nd, 2012

New technology for the White-breasted Thrasher, a conclusive test

The first action of the programme looked to try to use new technologies to test the methods of…
April 19th, 2012

Life+ Cap DOM evaluated by the European Commission on Réunion Island!

At the end of March, SEOR and the Réunion National Park welcomed two representatives of the…

Follow the heron!

A reminder about an unique event: the fitting of three Agami Herons from the Marais de Kaw-Roura nature reserve (French Guiana) with Argos transmitters. Little is known about this bird, recently classified as ’Vulnerable’ (IUCN’s Red List) by BirdLife International. Since 2010, teams from GEPOG, under a Life+ Cap DOM project, have been trying to find out more about this mysterious species ... a real challenge considering the fact that this French Guianan colony (the largest in the world) is only accessible by helicopter!

Suivez le héron !
Retour sur une expérience unique au monde : la pose de balise Argos sur 3 hérons agami dans la réserve naturelle des Marais de Kaw-Roura (Guyane). On sait peu de chose sur cet oiseau, récemment déclassé en "Vulnérable" par BirdLife International (liste...

Keywords : French Guiana, Kaw Marshes, Agami heron, Video, Argos tracking

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