Title of the project

Programme ALCOTRA

Description

To create a favorable environment for the black grouse and to study the impact of the ungulates on the forest with:
– Diagnostics over the black grouse breeding habitats,
– Restauration of the breeding sites,
– Evaluation of the ungulates impacts on the species and the habitats,
Testing protocoles and experiments analyses

Hunters are fully involved

Results

Opening of the areas

Location

Country	France
Level	International

Starting date

2013

Habitat Types

Forest/Woodland, Scrub/Grassland

Protection status of the areas

National protected area, Areas with voluntary or mandatory hunting ban

Species

Species Caracteristics	Huntable species, Protected species, Abundant species
Species Type	Birds, Mammals
Name(s) of main species	Black Grouse - Tetrao tetrixRed deer - Cervus elaphusRoe deer - Capreolus capreolusWild boar - Sus scrofaChamois - Rupicapra rupicapra

Conservation action(s)

Management of habitats and wildlife (e.g. conservation and restoration activities), Research and data collection (e.g. monitoring, bag data)

Partners

Leading partners	Parc National du Mercantour : www.mercantour.euParco delle Alpi Marittime: fr.parcoalpimarittime.it/
Other partners	ERDFConseil Général du 06

Estimation of the budget (total or annual)

140000€ in total budget

Estimation of Human Resources needed

1 full time (hunter employee)4 occasional (hunters too)

Weblinks

http://www.europe-en-rhonealpes.eu/1160-alcotra.htm