Birds, a passion exhibition

The exhibition is the result of a partnership between the EBRA press group, the European Institute of Ecology and the Jean-Marie Pelt Botanical Garden.

Texts by Patrice Costa, a leading reporter, nature writer and President of the IEE, photographs and illustrations by Claude Nardin and Emmanuelle PEREIRA respectively.

They are excellent barometers of our planet's health! Widespread, easy to observe and study, birds are indicators of biodiversity: their presence, sometimes their expansion, but more often than not their decline reveal the general trends in natural ecosystems. Like neighbouring Lorraine or Alsace, Franche-Comté and more generally the eastern regions of France are home to a copious and beautiful array of species.

Patrice COSTA, nature writer, honorary reporter, President of the European Institute of Ecology