Scientific trek with chamois health monitoring" stay

Scientific data collection is a method of obtaining results from research in various fields. It is often supervised by professionals, but the way we approach it is accessible to everyone. That's why this scientific trek is in close collaboration with the Écrins National Park, to optimize the collection, recording and processing of the data collected.

The trek is designed in three coherent phases:

- The first is a learning phase, with the most theoretical input. It consists of training you in the scientific objective of the trip, by explaining the protocol and organization that will be put in place.

- The second focuses on the practical aspects of developing a data collection protocol

- The third focuses on data entry into a well-defined database.

It is important to remember that the scientific actions are included in a trek whose objective is to discover the natural environment where the surveys will take place. These scientific manipulations will take place over well-defined periods throughout the trip, for the simple reason that they are standardized.

Your mission will be to carry out a health survey of chamois in the area under study. This will be organized in the form of well-defined observation periods throughout the territory. Observations will be made using the observation equipment provided (spotting scopes, binoculars). Once all the data has been collected over the course of the day, you'll proceed to the processing and data entry phase in a magnificent mountain refuge. The task is to enter the constants of each individual observed in a table.

These observation data provide a wealth of information on the evolution of chamois populations, and will be cross-referenced with the various factors present in the area, such as climate, human activities, etc. In the short term, they can provide information on the fragility or otherwise of the chamois populations present. Provide an overview of population renewal by determining the numbers of individuals observed. And raise the possibility of health risks for the populations. But also in the long term, with the evolution of the number of individuals, which can be reflected in the evolution of populations. Hindsight can also be used to monitor the overall dynamics of territory occupation by individuals.