Projects Supported

With a view to strengthening the conservation of bats, the project is based on the study of their life cycle, their protection and their coexistence with other species. Awareness-raising campaigns are conducted for the general public, schoolchildren and the caving community, with several…

Spearheaded by three AgroParisTech students with a passion for mountain environments, the project involves a 1670 km pedestrian crossing of the Alps, from Nice to Ljubljana, over a period of five months.This committed journey combines sporting performance and raising awareness of the need to…

Up until 70 years ago, the mouth of the Var was a very wide estuary, ideal for wildlife. In the 1960s, the Var was dammed up and almost all the natural habitats were permanently destroyed. Today, the narrowness of the remaining natural zone demands our full attention. Any development or disturbance…

The growing development of outdoor activities, in particular ski touring, summer hiking and mountain biking, is putting increased pressure on wildlife throughout the year. In the Réserve Naturelle Régionale des Partias, located on the edge of the Serre-Chevalier ski area, and more widely in the…

In Alava, extensive livestock farming plays a key role in the conservation of pastures of high ecological value. However, the recent increase in wolf attacks following its inclusion in the list of protected species has generated concern in the sector. This project seeks to reactivate dialogue and…

Attacks on apiaries, in areas where beekeepers are not accustomed to the presence of bears, can create serious risk situations for this species, catalogued as “critically endangered”, due to possible reprisals.When a bear locates an unprotected apiary, the attacks are repeated and spaced out…

Conflicts between wolves and livestock are common in areas where both coexist and the recolonization of wolves again poses problems of coexistence in these areas of expansion. The study area of the present work comprises the center of Spain, province of Avila, Segovia and Community of Madrid (area…

The region of Valencia de Alcántara is facing a serious conflict between extensive livestock farming and wildlife, related to the spread of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in dehesa ecosystems. This disease threatens both livestock viability and the conservation of emblematic species such as the Iberian…

In the Southern Alps, climate change is profoundly altering ecological dynamics: water scarcity, unstable winters, and changes in the behavior of species such as the wolf, which is adapting its hunting and movement strategies. Against this backdrop, livestock breeders in the Vésubie and Valdeblore…

The territory of Sanabria, in the province of Zamora, has coexisted with the presence of the wolf for decades. This coexistence, although part of the region's cultural and natural landscape, is often compromised by conflicts arising from attacks on extensive livestock farming, particularly in the…

Around fifteen wild species are studied in class (behaviour, anatomy, symbolism around the animal, etc.) and painted by the pupils using artistic techniques and tricks. School outings to the mountains are organised to give pupils the opportunity to meet people involved in wildlife conservation…

Although the wolf began its comeback in the Alpes-Maritimes almost 30 years ago, the cohabitation of the species with livestock farming remains extremely complicated and tense to this day. In the Préalpes d'Azur, the herds are difficult to protect (dense forest cover, rugged karstic geology)…

Areas frequented by wolves and passage corridors linking slopes and valleys have been identified in the project area, both through observation and photo-trap captures, in coordination with farmers. surveys of farmers in the area revealed that, despite the significant progress made thanks to the…

The various players in mountain environments are finding it difficult to coexist with each other and with the wild fauna whose territory they share. Rural areas are having to face up to new biodiversity challenges, such as the return of predators like the wolf. The socio-economic and psychological…

Théâtre Morphose invites audiences to plunge into the heart of the wilderness. The show is multidisciplinary, combining theatre, music, dance, puppetry, video and sound design. It features little-known animals that are essential to the balance of biodiversity, such as the Tengmalm's owl, various…

Damage caused by Provençal voles, red foxes and small mustelids seems to affect many farmers in the PACA region, although the numbers involved are currently unknown. On the one hand, farmers are faced with yield losses due to the presence of the Provençal vole in market gardening, arboriculture…

The Giens peninsula is very popular during the summer months, and canoe and paddleboat hire, as well as scuba diving excursions, are flourishing. Visiting the cave is an activity promoted by many tourism websites. The number of people visiting the cave has not yet been estimated, but it is highly…

The Sainte-Baume Regional Nature Park is a limestone massif located at the interface of the Bouches du Rhône and Var departments. Situated between several other major limestone massifs, the Parc de la Sainte-Baume has a major responsibility in terms of protecting the ecological connections…

In the biological reserve of Bois des Ayes (municipality of Villard-St-Pancrace) the town council, in partnership with the National forestry Office and Natura 2000, is proposing to equip a 1.5 km long hiking trail with information signs. This path will become an observation trail to raise awareness…

Evidence of wolf presence (scat) will be collected with the help of a specialised detection dog. Each sample will be genetically analysed to identify the individual and to know precisely the number of wolves present on the massif. A reference study (Roda et al., 2021) has shown that humans miss 75%…

This project, which focuses on wildlife observation, seeks to highlight the resilience and adaptation of wild animals to their environment, particularly after the events of October 2020 (storm Alex), in an approach that crosses several disciplines and different points of view (scientific, visual,…

This is the second phase of the project started in 2020 and supported by the Human-Wildlife Initiative. Mathilde Delaup, as part of her Master's thesis in ethology, plans to expand the database already obtained by interviewing farmers in new territories and also other groups of individuals who…

Awareness-raising activities on the preservation of biodiversity and the rescue of injured or distressed wildlife will be organised. These actions will help to communicate the appropriate actions to take in the event of an encounter with a wild animal and to engage visitors, members of associations…

The album will give the general public a view into the daily life of a shepherd, working in constant contact with farm animals and wild animals. It promotes a balanced and harmonious sharing of space between humans and wildlife. On the one hand, it will create a dialogue between the different users…

Two years of fieldwork will be necessary to film the emblematic animals of the Alps (deer, wolves, chamois, ibex, foxes...), but also the less known (black grouse, salamanders, little owls and Tengmalm's owls, eagle owls...). This film, aimed at the general public, will be broadcast on a national…

The development of outdoor leisure activities and their impact on biodiversity have led the Association to consider ways of better reconciling the preservation of wild fauna in the area with the presence of humans practising outdoor sports activities. Noting the high level of awareness of nature…

The Camargue is a territory with a rich natural and cultural heritage whose identity and functionality are based on a diversity of uses (agriculture, nature protection, tourism, hunting) and users (human and animal). These uses are evolving, due to new socio-economic configurations, the influence…

The Tour du Valat Foundation will evaluate the use of agricultural land by cranes during the 2021-2022 season. The presence and abundance of cranes in farming plots will be correlated with the cultivation practices recorded. This approach will be complemented by a more detailed analysis of farming…

The project of the Association PACA pour Demain is carried out in the framework of the opening of the first wildlife care Centre in the Alpes-Maritimes, in Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne in December 2021. The centre hosts injured or distressed wild animals, the vast majority of which (90%) are there…

The Human - Wildlife Initiative, sensitive to the damage caused by storm Alex in the hinterland of Nice, supports local actors in their reconstruction activities and in particular the Mercantour National Park in its efforts to rehabilitate hiking trails. Hiking trails limit the impact of man to a…

The goal of this project is to collect as much data as possible in order to improve the knowledge about the numbers and distribution range of 4 galliform species (black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix), rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta), rock partridge (Alectoris graeca), hazel grouse (Tetrastes bonasia)). The…

The project led by the Association FERUS aims to raise awareness about the role of guard dogs protecting herds from potential wolf attacks. The aim is to reduce conflicts concerning guard dogs by encouraging mountain users to adopt appropriate conduct toward the dogs in order to avoid aggressive…

The project will enable the co-development, with local stakeholders of communication tools accessible to all. This will improve knowledge about the presence of these dogs, their location, and the good behaviour to adopt when meeting them, while at the same time, promoting the profession of breeder.

The National Forestry Office, together with its partners involved in the protection of the Egyptian vulture (the Luberon Regional Natural Park, the Conservatory of Natural Areas of the Southern PACA Region and the League for the Protection of Birds), aim to remove climbing routes that interfere…

The project led by Mathilde Delaup, as part of her Master's degree in Ethology, Animal and Human Behaviour, aims to assess the difficulties encountered by farmers in order to improve cohabitation with scavengers. The study, supervised by the University of Oviedo, is based on interviews with various…

The Association France Nature Environnement PACA proposes various awareness-raising actions aimed at peaceful cohabitation in the mountains and a better understanding of existing conflicts, such as information days for the general public, trainings for volunteers from associations and visits to…

The monitored sites are managed by volunteer sheep and goat farmers. Eleven sites are currently in operation. This project aims to install one new site and to inspire other farmers to set up a network of similar sites. The Verdon branch of the LPO Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur is regularly contacted…

The project led by the Association Chrysalide aims to monitor otter and polecat populations discovered in 2018 and 2019 respectively in the Mercantour. The scientific monitoring of these isolated and still unknown mammals in the Mercantour contributes to assessing the health of both populations,…