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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…

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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