Short review of the Short-toed Eagle specialists meeting which was held in Florac, centre of Cévennes National Park /map/ (Lozère, France), on October 13-14:
• 3e Rencontre Circaète : Florac, 13 et 14 Octobre 2012 (Fr). Heartfelt thanks to Renaud Nadal for sharing this! The meeting was successful. Let’s wish the organizers to maintain this good tradition in the future!
The 13th and 14th October 2012 will be held the 3rd French national Short-toed Eagle meeting in Florac (Lozère) – centre of the Cévennes National Park /map/.
This gathering of French specialists will be open to any foreign colleagues who want to participate.
Program
Saturday 13th oct / from 9h30 until evening : indoor conferences.
Sunday 14th oct / outdoor visit : on the high limestone plateaux on the Lozère Causses.
Conference subjects
The Circaetus gallicus specialists’ meeting is planned to be held this year in Florac /map/. Please view the informational letter prepared by Bernard Joubert, Jean-Pierre Malafosse and Renaud Nadal: 
(Fr).
Such, already traditional, meetings are important for establishing closer contacts between the Short-toed Eagle watchers from different regions of France and also of other countries belonging to the range of this magnificient bird.
Studies of Short-toed Eagle in the Cévennes National Park /map/ have been going on for 20 years. View please the next annual report:
• Jean-Pierre et Isabelle MALAFOSSE, 2011 – Le Circaète Jean-le-Blanc, résultats pour 2011. Suivi des Rapaces forestiers en Lozère et dans le Parc National des Cévennes [Short-toed Eagle, results for 2011. Monitoring of Raptors in Lozère and in the Cévennes National Park], rapport interne C.R.B.P.O./P.N.C.: 12 p. – (Fr) {rough translation}.
Research and conservation of Short-toed Eagle by Jean-Pierre and Isabelle Malafosse in the Cévennes National Park /map/, report for 2010:
• Jean-Pierre et Isabelle MALAFOSSE, 2010 – Le Circaète Jean-le-Blanc, résultats pour 2010. Suivi des Rapaces forestiers en Lozère et dans le Parc National des Cévennes [Short-toed Eagle, results for 2010. Monitoring of Raptors in Lozère and in the Cévennes National Park], rapport interne C.R.B.P.O./P.N.C.: 12 p. – (Fr) {rough translation}.
Fresh annual report of Jean-Pierre and Isabelle Malafosse about Short-toed Eagle in the Cévennes National Park /map/:
• Jean-Pierre et Isabelle MALAFOSSE, 2009 – Le Circaète Jean-le-Blanc, résultats pour 2009. Suivi des Rapaces forestiers en Lozère et dans le Parc National des Cévennes [Short-toed Eagle, results for 2009. Monitoring of Raptors in Lozère and in the Cévennes National Park], rapport interne C.R.B.P.O./P.N.C.: 10 p. – (Fr) {rough translation}.
New annual report by Jean-Pierre and Isabelle Malafosses on their research of Short-toed Eagle in the Cévennes National Park /map/:
• Jean-Pierre et Isabelle MALAFOSSE, 2008 – Le Circaète Jean-le-Blanc, résultats pour 2008. Suivi des Rapaces forestiers en Lozère et dans le Parc National des Cévennes [Short-toed Eagle, results for 2008. Monitoring of Raptors in Lozère and in the Cévennes National Park], rapport interne C.R.B.P.O./P.N.C.: 11 p. – (Fr) {rough translation}.
