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June 5th, 2013

Life+ CAP DOM equip five Agami Herons with Argos transmitters

Launched by GEPOG in 2011, the "Heron project" of Life+ Cap DOM has the aim of studying the…
June 4th, 2013

Completion of the telemetric tracking project for the Guinean Cock-of-the-rock

In 2011, GEPOG initiated the attempts to capture Guinean Cocks-of-the-rocks in the Kaw…
June 4th, 2013

Two conferences on perceptions, practices and usages concerning the savannahs

On the 14th and 21st March, GEPOG organised two conferences reviewing the work of Marianne…

[Video] The birdlife of Réunion, an eventful history

Marc Salamolard, the officer responsible for Fauna at the Réunion National Park, recounts the history of Réunion’s avifauna, from the first species brought to this volcanic island by marine currents, winds and storms to the human colonisers who brought new predators such as pigs and rats which have had such a strong impact on this fragile ecosystem. Nearly 18 bird species became extinct during the first hundred years since humans arrived on the island, and Marc Salamolard looks back over the period since that time.

Avifaune de la Réunion - Une histoire mouvementée
Marc Salamolard, Chargé de mission Faune au Parc national de La Réunion retrace l’histoire de l’avifaune réunionnaise. De la colonisation première de cette île volcanique par les courants marins, les vents et les cyclones qui ont apportés les premières...

Keywords : Réunion, Roche-Ecrite Nature Reserve, Buffer zone of the National Park, Réunion Cuckoo shrike, Réunion Harrier, Video

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