{"id":46348,"date":"2025-06-24T14:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/?p=46348"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T13:02:38","slug":"highlights-from-the-2025-festival-of-the-camargue-and-rhone-delta-in-pictures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourduvalat.org\/en\/actualites-en\/highlights-from-the-2025-festival-of-the-camargue-and-rhone-delta-in-pictures\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights from the 2025 Festival of the Camargue and Rh\u00f4ne Delta \u2014 in pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the 2025 edition of the Festival of the Camargue and Rh\u00f4ne Delta, three field trips were organised by the Tour du Valat to explore wetlands. The Foundation also took part in a roundtable discussion on the theme of hunting, which is available as a podcastas a podcast at the end of this article.<\/h3>\n
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Visit to the Sansou\u00efre<\/span> \u00a9 Ars\u00e8ne Marquis-Soria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Visit to the Tour du Valat Regional Nature Reserve<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the morning of 28 May, the first group set off to explore the Tour du Valat Regional Nature Reserve. Marion Louren\u00e7o, an eco-guard at the Tour du Valat, accompanied participants through the site’s diverse environments that coexist on this exceptional site, through the sansou\u00efres, the temporary pools and the montilles, until they reached the St-Seren marsh.<\/p>\n

Alongside guided nature observation and wetland discovery, the visit also provided an opportunity to discuss the different strategies used to manage this remarkable natural heritage site.<\/p>\n

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Marion Louren\u00e7o, an eco-guard at the Tour du Valat\u00a0<\/span> \u00a9 Ars\u00e8ne Marquis-Soria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u00a9 Ars\u00e8ne Marquis-Soria<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Participatory bat monitoring at dusk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Organised as part of the participatory science activities of the Rest-Chir\u2019Eau project, this field session allowed 20 participants to take part in a scientific protocol aimed at assessing bat activity along a former alluvial branch of the Rh\u00f4ne.<\/p>\n

After a presentation on the close ties between bats and wetlands, the participants split into teams stationed at strategic points to count bats at dusk. To close the evening, Pauline Rocarpin, project coordinator, led a guided listening and observation session focused on the chiropterans.<\/p>\n

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Participatory monitoring setup<\/span> \u00a9 Ars\u00e8ne Marquis-Soria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Visit to the Raph\u00e8le marshes: discovering a Mediterranean peatland<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guided by Gr\u00e9goire Massez, curator of the Raph\u00e8le Marshes, Antoine Gazaix, peat specialist, and a member of staff from SYMCRAU, participants visited part of this peatland, usually closed to the public, which is home to many rare and threatened plant species.<\/p>\n

Following the canals, the 6-kilometre tour offered a journey through this little-known wetland, exploring its history, functioning, and natural treasures.<\/p>\n

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Antoine Gazaix in front of a peat core<\/span> \u00a9 Elisa FEL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Radio Panel: “How can hunting and biodiversity coexist?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the Camargue, hunting plays a unique role in the management of natural areas. As part of the revision of its charter, the Camargue Regional Park invited festivalgoers and local stakeholders to discuss the relationship between hunting and biodiversity in the context of climate change.<\/p>\n

On this occasion, the collective work “Managing hunted marshes in the Camargue: practical and scientific knowledge<\/em><\/a>“, a compilation of shared experiences, was presented.<\/p>\n

Speakers included:<\/strong><\/p>\n