Observation of the first nymphs hatched this year
They are here! The 2022 generation of grasshoppers is showing its antennae!
Would you like to know the progress of the LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper project?
Consult our latest news.
They are here! The 2022 generation of grasshoppers is showing its antennae!
On 20 and 21 April 2022, the LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper project team was visited by Ellen Von Rekowski Degott, representative of the European consortium NEEMO.
The Tiny House has finally arrived at the Calissane grazing area, where one of the last populations of the Crau cricket can be found.
In March 2022, the LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper project team welcomed a new trainee for a period of 6 months. Amadou Ndim, a student on a Master’s degree in Geomatics, Limnology, Environment and Territories at the University of Orléans, ...
On Sunday 8 May, we invite you to participate in the preservation of the Crau Plain Grasshopper by taking part in a bird count in the Crau plain.
The LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper project cooperates with local farmers to preserve the grasshoppers while respecting good farming conditions.
Grasshoppers do not get much press, especially because of the damage that some species can cause in the field. However, not all species can be put in the same basket. Here are some explanations.
On Wednesday 16 March at 6pm, Lisbeth Zechner, Project Manager of the “LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper” project at the Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, will speak at an online conference ...
Every two weeks, our team check the eggpods in the in-situ breeding station. One eggpod contains 18 to 20 eggs which are inserted into the ground by the female at the beginning of the summer. In the breeding station it is done by us with the eggpods ...
In February, the LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper project team is being strengthened with the addition of a trainee for a period of six months. Martin Meyer, a student on a Master’s degree in Life Sciences – Plants, Environment and ...
On 20 January 2022, two members of the LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper team, Lisbeth Zechner (Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) and Perrine Turiez (Bouches-du-Rhône Chamber of Agriculture), ...
No more mistral, no more blazing sun… The shepherds will soon have a comfortable shelter, while their flocks are grazing in the Crau plain. A tiny house, a mobile and ecological wooden house, will be made available to them.
On 21 February 2022, the animated film “Un secret de la steppe” will be shown for the first time in theatres as part of an evening of cinema-meetings on the theme of the environment at the Cinéma Le Galet in Saint-Martin-de-Crau.
On 3 December 2021, a first videoconference brought together 42 experts from ten countries to discuss the situation of the different species of Prionotropis (a genus of orthopteran insects) in southern Europe. It was organised within ...