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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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« Un secret de la steppe »
This animated film highlights the Crau Plain Grasshopper, describing its life cycle, its particular characteristics, and the threats to this insect.
This film was made in 2019 by the animation studio Les Fées Spéciales and produced by the Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the Chambre d’agriculture des Bouches-du-Rhône, co-managers of the Réserve naturelle nationale des coussouls de Crau. It has received the support of the following partners: WWF-World Wide Fund for Nature, National Geographic Society, DREAL Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Conseil départemental des Bouches-du-Rhône and Carrière de la Menudelle.
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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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