The Ecrins National Park

Make a lot of noise to silence

This is the paradox that in the last year at the beginning of the winter campaign of the National Parks out "Uh ..." (Silence). He tried to warn us about the life of winter in the mountains, and make us aware that we are a threat to wildlife. Exploring the mountains in winter can be fun and exciting, but it is important to remember that wild animals are already weakened by cold, wind, snow and lack of food. Any alteration of this fragile ecosystem can be devastating. Ecrins National Park signed an ethics board in 1998/99 with the club leader Berg. Their goal, these professionals know the problems with excessive use of winter environment. He stressed the need to use binoculars to observe animals in winter. wintering areas have been identified with high risk and resources are frozen generally safer for the environment, the proposal to be admired.

This initiative was based on the testimony of the writer and artist, Samuel;

"From now on, birds, marmots, stoats, chamois, ibex and all those people with skin and feathers need your friendship to survive. The peace with the shy animals. Do not worry about its activities so that future sources still love their children more. "

The "Um ..."- campaign is simply an extension of this resource in relation to public participation. Winter joins the wild mountains. Although the animals to move more energy to maintain body temperature and the fight against time, the sparse vegetation and low nutritional value. Animals live in body fat and the means of saving lives. Despite their resilience, many die during the winter. Even small bolder, such as cloth, lose up to one third of their body weight.

Just as man is a danger of weakening the population?

Simply by a snowball effect. Bernard Christol, Local Park Manager, said:

"An animal that is having problems in their winter habitat under stress, heart rate rises to escape, in fact, and thus consume additional energy. Leaves change their winter retreat, diet, exposure to predators and at the end of competition for food with other species. weak, thin, stress or trauma, is more susceptible to disease, parasites and predators and the risk of death is multiplied by ten. "

Obviously, the ongoing disorder is very dangerous for animals. Of course, nobody wants to restrict access to the mountain in winter. Nobody wants to use some other judge who was. Inform, educate, to respect, share, and - that's all there is to do.

A few simple rules:

• Leave your dog at home

• Observe animals from a distance,

• Shooting from a distance,

• Be the go into the winter landscape is also the habitat of wild animals known.

The park has printed posters and leaflets to highlight this problem. Contain basic guidelines on the mountain and hopefully help us to rethink our relationship with nature and what comes out.