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.
Managing the Crau Plain Grasshopper habitat, which is one of the LIFE project’s main objectives, partly involves improving the living and working conditions of the Crau’s shepherds, as the presence of the latter on site ...
On Sunday May 18, the LIFE SOS Crau Cricket project was represented at “Natur’en Fête”, an outdoor family event organized by the municipality of Miramas around the theme of sustainable development.
On Thursday 20 March, Delphine Lenôtre, Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur nature animator and guard, welcomed a group of 27 children from the Lion d’Or school to the Ecomusée de la Crau for ...
In the middle of March, Camilla Crifo (Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur), Chloé Allievi (Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) and Perrine ...
With the help of these tools, you can discover this small insect of the Crau plain.
It will certainly surprise you!