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August 29th, 2014

The development of a STOC-EPS survey in French Guiana

As in Martinique and La Réunion, a STOC-EPS (point-count survey) scheme is being set up in…
August 21st, 2014

A school year inspired by herons

From November 2013 to June 2014, pupils from three classes in the éco-école Augustine-Duchange of…
August 21st, 2014

The third workshop on the development of the savannas

On July 16th last, all the participants in the workshops concerned with setting up a…

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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