Count birds in your garden in France this weekend to help researchers The twice-annual counts are in their 11th year and offer major assistance to bird scientists
Spot storks flying across France as migration season peaks The birds are gathering in especially high numbers in the Poitou-Charentes region as they stop off on their journey south for the winter
France reviews reauthorising traditional net and cage bird hunts The government says that any hunting, which would involve thrushes and blackbirds, will be done in compliance with EU law but the LPO bird protection organisation is strongly opposed
news Trapped, injured or fleeing: the animals caught in France’s wildfires While 1,000 animals were being moved from a Gironde zoo, a vet was visiting local communes to feed the pets of evacuated residents
Call for volunteers to help thousands of toads cross busy French road The toads risk their lives every year by attempting to cross so as to reach their spring mating ground
Join the 10th edition of France’s winter bird count this weekend You can count birds in your garden, in a public park or even from a balcony with various ‘cheat sheets’ on spotting different species available online
French wildlife body decries hunting season’s bird of prey ‘massacre’ Around 87% of the birds of prey which are treated for gunshot injuries arrive in shelters during the hunting season, says the Ligue de protection des oiseaux
