Darwin Field School

The Darwin Field School runs for one week with the following objectives:

- Create group dynamics and integration in the promotion of the DARWIN-BEE Master 2 program.

- Analyze ecological issues in their technical, scientific, and social dimensions (e.g., reintroduction operations).

- Addressing biodiversity management issues in a humanized protected area.

- Present your findings orally and discuss them with the group; course review.

Activities in Florac:

- Discover the landscapes of the Causse Méjean.

- Understand the specific characteristics of the missions of the Cévennes National Park and its scientific policy for acquiring knowledge.

- Study the example of vultures in the Causses, capercaillies and beavers in the PNC, and chamois in the Gorges du Tarn.

- Conduct individual work in three subgroups on different scientific and ethical topics.

Activities around Montpellier:

- Study bird migration and ecosystems along the Mediterranean coast.

- Practicing urban ecology.

- Discover the wildlife of the Mediterranean scrubland, with daytime hikes along the Buèges river (discovering the insect fauna) and evening hikes (bat and/or moth and nocturnal orthopteran watching).

Terminal control: 100%

Hourly volumes:

CM: 0 hours

Tutorial: 3 hours

Practical work: 0 hours

Field: 12 hours

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SPS: 0 hours

Seminars: 0 hours

Outside UM: 0 hours