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Fauna: Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
<p>As he was looking around this hike, the Mercantour National Park warden saw several animal tracks, notably those of the red fox.</p>
<p>This animal can mainly be seen in the prairies and undergrowth at anywhere between 0 and 3000 metres altitude; it can adapt to all situations. It is quick and cunning and its prey has little chance of escaping.</p>
<p>It is active all year, mainly at night and at dusk and it eats insects, small mammals and birds as well as fruit.</p>
It digs a burrow to protects its young.
[Trek] La Baisse de Levens forests
<p>Leave from marker 136 at the bridge which crosses the Brouis brook. You will then enter into the heart of the Mercantour National Park.<br />At marker 137, turn right. The forest atmosphere will suddenly feel more intense. The coolness of the valley as well as the slope’s exposure to sunshine constitute favourable conditions for spruce-fir trees.<br />At marker 139, turn left towards Mont Gros. The forest here is clearly much older. On these slopes, the few large spruce-firs you can see must be around a hundred years old. You will also be able to see many saplings, showing that the forest is easily able to regenerate itself, underlining its well-preserved state.<br />At marker 138, go down Col de Brouis. Here you will enter a very singular type of forest: populated by the valleys typical hop-hornbeams on slopes which have only recently been populated by trees. This environment can only be found in central and southern parts of Europe.<br />To end the circuit, head down from marker 137 towards the road.</p>Modified: 1 year ago
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