The Rat-Trumpet, a Threatened Species of the Pyrenees

Charm and emblem of the Pyrenees, you may have heard about the famous Desman, also called "rat-trumpet" because of its long snout of a flexible trunk like that of the elephants. It turns out to be a perfect indicator of the health of the local streams. However, the Desman presents a very high risk of extinction in the wild... Some hunt for the smallest excrement, others erect sniffing dogs to sniff the slightest trace of this atypical rat, the D…