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News from the field

In July, the peak period for hatching and chick-rearing, numerous Kentish Plover families were observed on the Côte Sauvage, Île d'Oléron, Saint-Froult, and Île de Ré.

Thanks to camera traps set up by our conservation partner, the Sepanguy Association, and funded by Palmyre Conservation as part of the study of the giant otter population, we were able to capture remarkable images of the secretive fauna of the Pripris of Yiyis in French Guiana.

On the beaches of Charente-Maritime, a discreet bird races against time every spring to make it chicks hatch hidden from view... and the footsteps of walkers. The Kentish Plover, a small coastal wader weighing barely 45g, lays its eggs directly on the sand.

In order to encourage the establishment of bats within the park and thus contribute to their protection, we have installed a dozen nesting boxes in specific locations.

Since last year, Palmyre Conservation has been supporting the work of the Association SEPANGUY who seeks to better understand the giant otter population of the Pripris, a large wetland located in northwestern French Guiana.