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Comparison of methods on the Or catchment area
Monday, January 29, 2024 in News
In view of the increasing evidence of the presence of the European otter in the Or catchment area since 2020, the Symbo has decided to become a partner in the OtterConnect project. At the start of 2024, various otter detection protocols will be put …
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Update on our projects
Friday, December 08, 2023 in News
An update on our European otter projects. I talk about connectivity, the turquoise infrastructure, cam traps, eDNA, poo, human representations and scientific outreach. And did I mention poo? The slides are here and the video recording there.
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Echo du PNA
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 in News
An article on the OtterConnect project on page 6 of the new issue of l’Echo du PNA, the annual newsletter of the PNA in favour of the European Otter, with Yann’s beautiful photo taken on the Lez; it’s over here …
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Outreach
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in News
We got some funding from the University of Montpellier through Labex CeMEB to do science outreach. MEDLEZ is a scientific outreach project designed to raise awareness among schoolchildren of the need to preserve wetlands. Between land and water, …
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Start of Simon Lacombe's thesis
Friday, September 01, 2023 in News
We are pleased to welcome Simon Lacombe as a PhD student for 3 years, supervised by Olivier Gimenez and Sébastien Devillard. The aim of Simon’s thesis is to provide a better understanding of the dynamics of the recolonisation of France by the …
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Agropol'Eat Festival
Sunday, July 02, 2023 in News
Vincent Sablain and Olivier Gimenez took part in the Agropol’Eat Festival and proposed an otter field trip on the banks of the Lez river. What is the Agropol’Eat Festival? It’s a unique event held in the Agropolis district on the …
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Otters of the World
Friday, June 30, 2023 in News
Awesome book on otters available at https://ottershop.co.uk/products/iosf-otters-of-the-world-paul-grace-yoxon-signed?utm_content=Facebook_UA&utm_source=facebook&variant=32915424772234.
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Lez Natura 2000
Thursday, May 25, 2023 in News
The steering committee for the Natura 2000 site “Le Lez” met on Thursday 25 May. It was an afternoon rich in exchanges, bringing together 25 players from the “Le Lez” Natura 2000 site (elected representatives, government …
