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The temperament of hamsters

When you watch the video above, you can observe a very anxious hamster. What do we mean by temperament? In the animal world, different individuals…

Alister meets his public

Alsace’s Christmas Markets are a well-known local event and bring in many tourists. Each year they open from the end of November until Christmas Eve.…

Innovative and creative Alsace

Watch the special show on the TV Alsace 20 channel on the LIFE ALISTER Project Innovative and creative Alsace #16

On the ground news reports!

As part of the research being run to identify farming practices with a positive effect on hamster populations, we are currently assessing the benefits of…

You may have seen this sign – but do you know what it means?

As part of the LIFE ALISTER project, the Alsace Region’s Chamber of Agriculture, working in partnership with the ONCFS, is conducting a series of field…

26 September 2014: CNRS lets 14 farmed hamsters loose in a large paddock

CNRS recently released a number of hamsters into a large 3,000-m2 paddock, as part of Action D2.  The paddock enjoys a dense layer of coverage,…

Alister goes to the European Fair of Strasbourg

From 5-15 September, the LIFE ALISTER project team was out and about at the European Fair of Strasbourg, eager to meet with its many visitors.…

How to produce quick post-harvest cover to protect and feed the European hamster

Action A4 of the LIFE ALISTER project The Alsace Chamber of Agriculture recently organised a demonstration for farmers on sowing green manures* after harvesting. Different…

3 July 2014: partial freedom for 8 hamsters from the CNRS breeding unit (DEPE-IPHC)

A few days after their release into the first enclosures of action A3, the hamsters are doing very well. Placed in 2x8m runs sown with…

Paysan du Haut-Rhin report on the European hamster

On Monday 7 July 2012, the ONCFS (National Hunting and Wildlife Bureau) and the CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) met in a field of…