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State services

Direction régionale de l’environnement, de l’aménagement et du logement (DREAL) Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, préfecture des Bouches-du-Rhône, Direction départementale de la protection des populations (DDPP) des Bouches-du-Rhône, Direction départementale de la cohésion sociale et de la protection des populations (DDCSPP) Besançon, Direction départementale des territoires et de la mer (DDTM) des Bouches-du-Rhône.

 

Sheep breeders and farmers

Centre d’études et de réalisations pastorales Alpes-Méditerranée (CERPAM), breeders, Fédération départementale ovine (FDO 13), Comité du foin de Crau, Maison de la transhumance (Patrick Fabre).

 

Landowners

WWF France, BMW France – test centre, Dépôt de munitions EPMu Miramas, Conseil départemental des Bouches-du-Rhône, Conservatoire du littoral.

 

Military actors

MINARM, EPMu Miramas, Base aérienne 125, MINARM zone de terre Sud.

 

Biologists, naturalists and natural habitat

French associations and experts on orthopterans and insects (e. g. ASCETE, OPIE), stakeholders in the National Lesser Kestrel Action Plan (the national steering committee, as well as the French League for the Protection of Birds), Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur League for the Protection of Birds.

 

Experts and Universities

IUCN SSC Grasshopper Specialist Group and University of Trier (Axel Hochkirch), Conseil scientifique de la Réserve naturelle nationale des Coussouls de Crau (Laurent Tatin, Thierry Dutoit et al. ), IUCN French Committee, INRAE d’Avignon (Dominique Courault), EMMAH, University of Avignon, UMR IMBE (Thierry Dutoir), SupAgro Montpellier-Domaine du Merle (Frédéric Laurent), Bristol Zoogical Society (Mark Bushell) and European Association of Aquariums and Zoos EAZA, Conseil national de la protection de la nature CNPN, etc.

News

 
Communicating and raising awareness

An educational kit dedicated to the Crau Grasshopper

Published: Octobre 16 2023

The Conservatoire d’espaces naturels de Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, La Barben Zoo and the Zoological Park of the Museum of Besançon have produced an educational kit to be used at local events  to raise awareness among ...

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Communicating and raising awareness

New treasure hunt game “In search of Mr Crau Grasshopper”

Published: Octobre 02 2023

 

Since last spring, the Ecomusée has been offering visitors the chance to take advantage of their visit to go in search of “Mr Crau Grasshopper”.

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Communicating and raising awareness

An InterLIFE trip for the Crau Grasshopper

Published: Septembre 29 2023

The Crau grasshopper is becoming increasingly popular, and there are many national and international requests for information on this unique insect. Lisbeth Zechner, LIFE SOS Crau grasshopper project manager at the Conservatoire ...

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Breeding and reintroduction
Deux oothèques ressemblant à deux tas de terre

A new generation of grasshoppers for 2024

Published: Septembre 07 2023

The Crau grasshoppers were busy at the start of the summer! Having become adults within a few weeks timeframe and after undergoing five moults, the grasshoppers from the three breeding stations (La Barben Zoological Park, Besançon Museum ...

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