“A large number of animal species are sensitive to changes in pressure, temperature or weather conditions and put in place survival mechanisms if conditions deteriorate. Some animals flee, others bury themselves or take refuge in natural shelters or not "advance Julien Chalifour, scientific manager for the Saint-Martin Nature Reserve.
In Saint-Martin, given the violent winds, no scientific observation of the behavior of wild animals could be made on the night of September 5 to 6, 2017.
“The nesting sites for sea turtles (the beaches) were impacted and a large number of nests and therefore eggs were destroyed. There will certainly be a trough in the generations of breeding turtles, noticeable in 20 to 25 years ”anticipates Julien Chalifour. The Reserve has also noted the displacement of the lobster populations as well as notable modifications in the composition of the groups of coral fish. "The balance sheet is visibly greater on land than at sea," he says. In particular on the coast and behind it. The first monitoring of shorebird populations shows a decrease in numbers and, to a lesser extent, in diversity: the composition of populations and individuals by species is completely unusual. (More details on www.soualigapost.com)
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