Mountain Wildlife

Taking an interest in mountain wildlife, tracking it and maybe spotting it, is genuinely absorbing.

On an outing on the trail of Vercors wildlife, your Pied Vert mountain leader will help you:

• discover how wild animals live
• identify field signs (droppings, hair, prints, dens, food leftovers, etc.)
• list the wild animals living in the area you cross
• learn the basics of waiting hides and perhaps, for a brief moment, watch the wild world come alive

Which animals are typical of the mountains and the Alps?

A list of the mountain animals whose signs we might come across:

• the wolf
• the red deer
• the marmot
• the ibex
• the chamois
• the mouflon
• the roe deer
• the fox
• woodpeckers (black, green, etc.)
• the wild boar
• the squirrel
• the stoat
• the wood mouse
• the vole

And many more. Some of these Alpine animals are also found in lowland areas where nature is still preserved.

How long does the outing last?

As long as we can take. A half day to discover the main signs and try basic tracking, a full day to go deeper into one species or another, or a 2-day hike or more to focus in detail on one or more species and maybe spot them on a hide at the best hours (dawn, dusk).

The technical and physical level of the walk or hike is adjusted to your group by your nature guide.

Where does the outing take place?

For an introductory outing, the forest near your accommodation (hotel, gîte, etc.) is a fine entry. For a focused outing (for example, the ibex), we pick a specific site depending on the animal's habitat.

Our knowledge of the Vercors leads us to run this nature activity around Villard-de-Lans, Corrençon, Lans, Autrans, Saint-Julien, Rencurel or near another village of the regional nature park.

Zoom on one animal

If you are interested in one particular animal, we can put together a bespoke outing on it (the wolf, the marmot, the ibex, the chamois, the deer rut, the marmot, vultures, etc.).

Booking

You can book by phone (07 66 64 90 96) or by email (contactpiedvert.com pbagnpg@cvrqireg.pbz) directly with Pied Vert.

Sliding rates (indicative): from 30€/person for a group of 6 on a half day. See our rates.

In winter on the Vercors, the outing can be run on snowshoes.

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