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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…

Official launch of the LIFE ALISTER project

The Official launch of the LIFE ALISTER Project took place on 5 May, 2014. All partners were able to confirm their commitment in the presence…

LIFE ALISTER Project partners introduce themselves

In France, the European Hamster is only present in Alsace. It is a protected species that is threatened by extinction. The LIFE ALISTER Project aims…

Actions of the LIFE ALISTER Project

Actions of the LIFE ALISTER Project will have 4 operational goals: Improvement of the habitat of the European Hamster by adopting crops Reconnection of zones…