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July 11th, 2012

[Video] The Roche Écrite National Nature Reserve

The Roche Écrite National Nature Reserve covers nearly 3,600 hectares of Réunion Island.…
July 10th, 2012

The internet platform to follow the Agami Herons’ movements is up and running

Between April 21st and 23rd, a team of six people went by helicopter to the Marais de Kaw-Roura…
June 15th, 2012

Ornithological databases

Life+ Cap DOM databases of information and reproduction are now on-line. They allow free access…

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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