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The Lesser Kestrel is one of the predators of the Crau Plain Grasshopper. This is why this bird is being studied closely as part of the Life SOS Crau Grasshopper project.
In recent weeks, the Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur and the Bouches du Rhône Chamber of Agriculture have taken advantage of two events to highlight the Crau Plain Grasshopper.
At the beginning of May, our team received quick help and support from the SCLM quarry (SOCIÉTÉ DES CARRIÈRES DE LA MENUDELLE). Explanation:
On 21 May, the LIFE programme, the European Community’s financial instrument for the environment and climate action, celebrated its 30th anniversary! The philosophy of LIFE projects is resolutely oriented towards concrete ...
On Sunday 8 May, around 40 volunteers helped us by taking part in a morning of bird counting in the Crau plain.
As part of the Crau Plain Grasshopper breeding and reintroduction project, young grasshoppers were recently captured.
For a fortnight now, our team has been working with a detection dog. The objective? To find new populations of Crau Plain Grasshopper.
Wooden quadrat, flora, GPS, survey sheet, and sharp eyes…
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 ...