A unique insect
threatened with extinction.
Criquet de Crau © Lisbeth Zechner - CEN PACA
The Crau plain, habitat of the Crau Plain Grasshopper and many rare species.
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Our team in action to save the Crau Plain Grasshopper.
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Elevage in situ du Criquet de Crau @ Yann Toutain - CEN PACA
The Crau Plain Grasshopper is a so-called “umbrella” species. It is a good indicator of the changes in an ecosystem.
The preservation of this very rare and threatened insect means conserving its natural habitat, the Crau “coussoul” (dry grasslands), and all the species associated with this type of habitat, which continues to decline every year.
The LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper, which will last four years (2021-2025), aims to preserve the Crau Plain Grasshopper, an endemic species of the Crau plain.
Finally you can observe them – for real! Or almost…
This spring, our team has prepared a whole programme to discover the Crau Plain Grasshopper
The first hatchings of Crau Plain Grasshopper in 2023 took place at the beginning of April and observations of the first juveniles are multiplying by the day!
She cuts, assembles, glues, paints and articulates pieces of paper. She sculpts organic figures, plants, animals, then animates them. Her works transpire a naturalist sensitivity at the “edge of the brush”.
With the help of these tools, you can discover this small insect of the Crau plain.
It will certainly surprise you!