The objective of the IBIG Cerf applied research project is to highlight the genetic exchanges between different populations of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Centre-Val de Loire region, and to identify whether the infrastructural developments carried out (motorways, fences, buildings near forests) put a brake on the genetic flow.
Scientific team: Marc COLYN, (CNRS Paimpont), Xavier LEGENDRE (MNHN), Marie-Christine FLAMAND AND Jérôme PRUNIER (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium).
Country: France
Region: Centre-Val de Loire
Species characteristics: Big game mountains huntable
Type of actions: Management of habitats and Wildlife
Leading partners: Fédération départementale des chasseurs du Loiret, Fondation de la Maison de la Chasse et de la Nature, Société de vénerie, FRCCVL, FDC Indre
