8 February 2010 Study and Management GroupAddress
Groupe d’étude et de gestion (GEG)
Maison de la Grande Cariçaie, Chemin de la Cariçaie 3, CH - 1400 Cheseaux-Noréaz
Tel. +41 (0)24 425 18 88, Fax +41 (0)24 425 22 72
info@grande-caricaie.ch
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 1 April 2009 History |
 27 March 2009 Human Occupation of the Lakeshore in Prehistoric TimesSome 16,000 years ago as the glaciers receded, human populations flocked to the lakeshore. |
 27 March 2009 FloraThe south shore of Lake Neuchâtel is made up of a patchwork of different environments including forest, hamlets, meadows and orchards, which overlook a belt of interconnected wetlands and floodplain forests, (...) |
 27 March 2009 The Grande Cariçaie: a world heritage nature reserve and a Swiss national treasureThe Grande Cariçaie stretches along the entire southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel. The area protects approximately 1,000 plant and 10,000 animal species, about one third of all of Switzerland’s flora and close (...) |
 27 March 2009 The latest ornithological observationsThe following datas are selected from the database www.ornitho.ch and concerns the communities territories along the south-east shore of Lake Neuchâtel. Thanks to the owners of this website for giving us the (...) |
 27 March 2009 MammalsOf the entirety of Switzerland’s 83 mammals, 48 have been sighted in the Grande Cariçaie, including 19 endangered species. The majority of these are only known to specialists in the field including 6 species (...) |
 27 March 2009 BirdsLake Neuchâtel has gained international recognition as an important winter site for waterfowl, in particular for the red-crested pochard (Netta rufina), the tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) and the common pochard (...) |
 27 March 2009 ReptilesAs few naturalists have shown interest in researching the discrete reptiles present in the Grande Cariçaie, little is known about them. To date, 11 species have been recorded along the south shore of Lake Neuchâtel. (...) |
 27 March 2009 AmphibiansOf the 20 amphibian species found in Switzerland, 16 are present in The Grande Cariçaie. However, their status and distribution along the lakeshore differs greatly from one species to the next and can change (...) |
