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