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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] 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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