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April 14th, 2011

New technology for the White-breasted Thrasher

The University of the Antilles and French Guiana (UAG), alongside l’AOMA, is taking part in a…
March 31st, 2011

[Video] The Agami Heron: a little-known bird

In 2002, the largest colony of Agami Herons in the world was discovered in French Guiana, in…
March 23rd, 2011

[Video] Réunion National Park: our island, our pride

The Réunion National Park is one of the coordinators of the Life+ Cap DOM project. Created in…

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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