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24 octobre 2011

The Réunion Cuckoo-shrike in decline

The Tuit-tuit or Réunion Cuckoo-shrike is mainly threatened by rat predation. Only 25 couples…
October 13th, 2011

A new recruit to LIFE+ Cap DOM

orn in Grenoble, Christelle Beranger has always felt herself drawn to the Island of Flowers.…
October 11th, 2011

Save the Réunion Harrier: a worldwide task

Valérie Grondin is the leader of SEOR’s Réunion Harrier project. As part of the Life+ Cap DOM…

[Video] Interview with Marc Salamolard: Why the name ’Tuit-tuit’?

The Réunion Cuckoo-shrike, better known on the island under the name ’tuit-tuit’, can trace its name to a meeting between an English ornithologist and a local gamekeeper. Marc Salamolard, the officer responsible for Fauna at the Réunion National Park, reviews the different names given to this bird and the reasons behind them.

Interview de Marc Salamolard : Pourquoi le tuit-tuit ?
L’Echenilleur de La Réunion, plus connu localement sous le nom de "tuit-tuit" tire son nom d’une rencontre entre un ornithologue anglais et d’un garde-chasse local. Marc Salamolard, Chargé de mission Faune au Parc de La Réunion revient sur les...

Keywords : Réunion, Roche-Ecrite Nature Reserve, Réunion Cuckoo shrike, Video

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