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February 12th, 2014

Finding White-breasted Thrasher hotspots on Martinique !

Since 2012, 'Song Meters' have been used on the Caravelle peninsula on Martinique. Truly…
February 5th, 2014

The Guinean Cock-of-the-rock footpath undergoing improvement

In November 2013, any Guinean Cocks-of-the-rock present on their breeding site would have been…
February 4th, 2014

Awareness weekends

At the weekends, GEPOG and its volunteers meet up on Kaw mountain's Guianan Cock-of-the-rock…

[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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