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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…

[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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