The LIFE Connect Ricotí project has closed five years of work with historic results. Access here the news, the video and the congress presentations
LIFE Connect Ricotí Project
Improving structural and assisted connectivity of the Iberian metapopulation of the Dupont's Lark (Chersophilus duponti)
Our objectives are
Connect
Improve structural connectivity by increasing high quality habitat
Evaluate
Evaluate translocation of individuals from areas where the species is already extinct
Reduce
Reduce genetic losses in peripheral subpopulations
Start
Implement conservation measures
Develop
Develop conservation and recovery plans
Improve
Improve awareness and social valorization of the species
Actions to implement
- Identify and select areas for action
- Evaluation of the initial state of the habitat and populations of the Dupont's Lark
- Restoration of habitat and improvement of livestock management
- Translocation of individuals from well-maintained donor areas to recently extinct areas
- Continuous monitoring of the habitat and the species in the areas of action
- Dissemination and dissemination of the importance of Dupont's Lark and steppe habitats
Project partners
With the contribution of the European Union through the LIFE financial instrument
Latest news and events
The final congress of the LIFE Connect Ricotí project closes five years of work with historic results
The LIFE Connect Ricotí project held its final congress on 1 and 2 July 2026 at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, bringing to a close …
This is how a Dupont’s lark is translocated
Translocations are one of the most complex conservation tools developed by the LIFE Connect Ricotí project. They involve capturing Dupont’s lark individuals from populations in …
UAM to host the final congress of the LIFE Connect Ricotí project
1–2 July 2026 · Universidad Autónoma de Madrid After five years of fieldwork, the LIFE Connect Ricotí project will hold its final congress on 1 …
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