3 October: LIFE Alister results symposium

Running since July 2013, the European LIFE Alister programme which aims to promote an innovative approach to conserving the European hamster, is drawing to a…

LIFE Alister as a springboard

Two years ago, Mathilde Tissier's  research on European hamsters suffering from dementia due to a vitamin B3 deficiency led to a reaction from farmers along with…

Encouraging burrow count results

In April and May 2018, the Office national de la chasse et de la faune sauvage or ONCFS (National Hunting and Wildlife Bureau) carried out…

Highly-supervised meetings

Hibernation and reproduction are two critical periods in the life of a European Hamster. In order for populations to remain constant, the animals must be…

Direct sowing is good for worms

Earthworms are great ‘soil engineers’: they help to decompose organic matter, their burrowing promotes good soil structure and porosity, and plants use these burrows to…

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