LIFE+ Petrels projectTHE PROJECT
With co-financing from the European Union, DEAL, the Department of Reunion Island and each of its partners, the LIFE+ Petrels project has carried out a large number of actions from 2015 to 2020 for the conservation of the two petrel species endemic to Reunion Island: the Barau’s Petrel and the Mascarene Petrel. These two endangered species are among the rarest seabirds in the world! The LIFE+ Petrels project aims to prevent the extinction of these two species. It has developed and implemented appropriate, demonstrative and innovative conservation strategies and tools in a highly urbanized island, in order to remove regulatory, technological and logistical constraints. The project consulted and involved stakeholders in threat reduction and conservation actions compatible with socio-economic development. This restitution seminar will be an opportunity to look back on 5 years of work, to present the results and to assess the progress made jointly by the project partners: Reunion Island National Park, the Society of Ornithological Studies of Reunion (SEOR), the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB, formerly ONCFS), the Indian Ocean Nature Brigade (BNOI) and the University of Reunion Island. It will also provide opportunities for exchanges with scientists working on the same themes, with a view to preparing the future and particularly the implementation by Reunionese stakeholders of the 2019-2028 National Action Plan for the Mascarene Petrel and Barau’s Petrel.
MEMBERS OF THE PROJECT UNIT
 Anne LEFEUVRE : Administrative manager
PARTNERS
REUNION ISLAND NATIONAL PARK
Reunion Island National Park, an exceptional area internationally recognized for the spectacular beauty of its landscapes and the biodiversity they contain, is the site of major species conservation projects on an island scale. The preservation of petrels is a major issue, which is why the National Park coordinates the LIFE+ Petrels program in collaboration with its partners.
SEOR
SEOR is an association specialized in the protection of birds which has just celebrated its 20 years of experience. It acts primarily for the conservation of the most endangered species of Reunion Island: the Tuit-tuit, the Papangue, the Barau’s Petrel and the Mascarene Petrel. Every year, its care center supported by its volunteer rescue network takes care of more than 2500 injured birds, a large part of which are petrels.
THE FRENCH BIODIVERSITY OFFICE
The French Biodiversity Office (OFB, formerly ONCFS), is a public establishment under the supervision of the Ministry in charge of Ecological and Solidarity Transition and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. As part of its missions, the establishment actively contributes to the protection of biodiversity. In Reunion Island, the OFB/Brigade Nature Océan Indien (BNOI) has been involved alongside its partners since 2002 in improving knowledge and the conservation of endemic petrels.
THE UNIVERSITY OF LA REUNION
Known for its training courses, the University of Reunion Island is also a key player in research in the Indian Ocean zone. Among its 21 research units, the ENTROPIE teams have been working for many years on the marine biodiversity of the area. This laboratory has been conducting research on the ecology and conservation of Barau’s petrels in Reunion Island for more than 15 years. |
Audrey CARTRAUD : Sterilization project manager 
Camille PAYET :
Guillaume VERBEKE :
Yahaia SOULAIMANA MATTOIR : Technical and logistics project manager
Patrick PINET : Project coordinator
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