Threats and protection

A protection status, a conservation strategy…

For the reasons mentioned above, the Crau Plain Grasshopper has been classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Global Red List (Hochkirch and Tatin 2016), on the European Red List (Hochkirch et al. 2016), as well as on the national (Sardet and Defaut 2004) and regional (Bence 2018) red lists. The species is protected in France. In 2014, it was the first insect to benefit from a conservation strategy based on the IUCN methodology (Hochkirch et al. 2014). Actions developed within the framework of this strategy have led to a better understanding of the biology of the species and the threats it faces, to the launch of a breeding programme and to improved monitoring of sub-populations.