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June 4th, 2013

A meeting at the Natural History Museum of St. Denis on La Réunion

Last week, around twenty people participated at an exciting conference, hosted by Nicolas…
June 4th, 2013

Encouraging results concerning the protection of the ’Tuit tuit’ on La Réunion

One of the objectives of Life+ Cap DOM is to safeguard the future of the 'Tuit tuit' (Réunion…
June 4th, 2013

An item on the ’savannahs’ project in ’France Guyane’

In mid 2012, GEPOG launched an anthropological study on the savannahs of French Guiana,…

[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 the nature reserve of the Kaw-Roura Marshes. Secretive and nocturnal, this bird remains particularly poorly known. As part of the Life+ Cap DOM programme, Argos transmitters have been attached to about ten of these birds. This will enable us to learn more about them and thus help us devise an initial approach to the species’ conservation.

Héron agami : un oiseau méconnu
En 2002, la plus grande colonie au monde de Hérons Agami est découverte en Guyane, dans la réserve naturelle des Marais de Kaw-Roura. Discret et nocturne, cet oiseau reste particulièrement méconnu. Dans le cadre du Life+ CAP DOM, des balises Argos...

Keywords : French Guiana, Kaw Marshes, Agami heron, Video

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