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January 6th, 2014

Life+ Savannahs on Guyaweb

In French Guiana, Guyaweb.com is a local website carrying news, adverts and up-coming events.…
January 2nd, 2014

The European Commission make a two-day visit to Martinique

Following their visit to French Guiana, Angelo Salsi, Head of the Life+ Unit at the European…
December 19th, 2013

The European Commission visits French Guiana for the Life+ Cap DOM programme

From the 2nd to the 5th of December, GEPOG, as coordinator of the Life+ Cap DOM programme 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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