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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…

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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