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September 26th, 2011

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September 21st, 2011

Savannah vegetation under the microscope

Since the beginning of August, the botanist undertaking this work for GEPOG, accompanied by a…
September 14th, 2011

The Agami Herons have a new landing strip

Under a blazing sun, two GEPOG volunteers went by helicopter on the morning of 1st September in…

The pupils of the school of Roura, in French Guiana, on the track of the Agami Heron !

After having learnt about Agami Herons, thanks to a class given by Anna Stier, the GEPOG Project Leader, the CP/CE1 pupils from the eco-school of Roura have given names to three of the five herons that were fitted with Argos transmitters in the Kawi marshes in April 2013. The two males are called ’Blue Sparrow’ and ’Kanapaich’, and the female is ’Excalibur’.

http://webtice.ac-guyane.fr/Augustine_Duchange/spip.php?article126

Follow their movements on-line at the internet site which is accessible via the Life+ Cap DOM webpages.

Classroom scene © Muriel Aïdam 2013
Classroom scene © Muriel Aïdam 2013

Keywords : French Guiana, Kaw Marshes, Agami heron, Argos tracking

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