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As part of its efforts to preserve population clusters and reintroduce the Crau Plain Grasshopper, the Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, in collaboration with the Chambre d’Agriculture ...
Early spring marks the arrival of the flocks and their herdsmen on the Coussouls de Crau, where they will stay until they depart for the summer pastures in June.
The Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, the Parc Animalier de la Barben, and the Citadelle de Besançon are pleased to announce the birth of Primo, a beautiful baby Crau Plain Grasshopper measuring ...
Become a partner of the LIFE SOS Crau grasshopper Festival to be held on 13 October at the Domaine départemental des Aulnes!
As part of the Life Crau grasshopper educational project, the Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the Parc animalier de La Barben are offering teachers two days of free activities aimed at ...
The LIFE SOS Crau grasshopper project team is delighted to present the second edition of its Newsletter.
Discover the key actions carried out in 2023 by the team and its partners.
Happy reading!
The farmer and his sheep are heavily involved in providing the grasshoppers with optimum conditions for maintaining their population. Perrine Turiez, project manager at the Chambre d’agriculture des Bouches-du-Rhône, has ...
As part of the LIFE SOS Crau grasshopper project, the Chambre d’agriculture des Bouches-du-Rhône has conducted a study of nine grazing areas in order to analyse the practices used at two sites where the Crau Plain Grasshopper is ...
Dans le cadre du projet pédagogique autour du Life Criquet de Crau, le Conservatoire d’espaces naturels Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur et le Parc animalier de La Barben proposent aux enseignants deux journées d’intervention ...
The Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, La Barben Zoo and the Zoological Park of the Museum of Besançon have produced an educational kit to be used at local events to raise awareness among ...
Since last spring, the Ecomusée has been offering visitors the chance to take advantage of their visit to go in search of “Mr Crau Grasshopper”.
The Crau grasshopper is becoming increasingly popular, and there are many national and international requests for information on this unique insect. Lisbeth Zechner, LIFE SOS Crau grasshopper project manager at the Conservatoire ...
The Crau grasshoppers were busy at the start of the summer! Having become adults within a few weeks timeframe and after undergoing five moults, the grasshoppers from the three breeding stations (La Barben Zoological Park, Besançon Museum ...
For the second year in a row, shepherds were asked, on a voluntary basis, to monitor the insectivorous birds accompanying their flocks. Tasked with carrying out daily counts of cattle egrets and corvids in the field, we were able to rely ...
Finally you can observe them – for real! Or almost…
