Crau Plain Grasshopper

An umbrella species

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.

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Passing the baton

Published: Janvier 29 2026

The end of 2025 saw changes in the LIFE team!

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Communicating and raising awareness

LIFE SOS Crau Plain Grasshopper Symposium: registration is open!

Published: Janvier 27 2026

“SOS Insects: Reintroduction and Conservation”. This is the theme of the conference to be held on May 5 and 6, 2026, in Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône). It is organized by the Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte ...

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Communicating and raising awareness

An evening with the CEN PACA volunteers

Published: Décembre 15 2025
The LIFE SOS Crau Grasshopper project was the focus of the CEN PACA volunteers’ meeting on November 6, 2025, in Saint-Chamas.
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Managing its habitat

« New skin » for the Peau de meau shepherd’s… continued

Published: Juin 06 2025

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 ...

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Resources

Tools to discover the Crau Plain Grasshopper

With the help of these tools, you can discover this small insect of the Crau plain.

It will certainly surprise you!

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I'm not that small! I am between 3.5 and 4.5 cm tall, after all!

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