In New Caledonia, the FGM dives to identify snakes. - Gross

"At first we were afraid of snakes, now we know them a little better. And for good reason, Geneviève Briançon, comes across it regularly ... at the bottom of the water. With four other grandmothers, she does 2 km of swimming every day to list marine snakes and help marine biologist Claire Goiran to better understand the impacts of pollution on underwater life.

"It represents enormous working time that scientists could absolutely not finance," explains Claire Goiran. To discover the Fantastic Grandmothers (it's their little nickname) in action, launch the video of our partner Brut:

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