Wildlife Madagascar is excited to launch a new initiative to protect La Mananara: our first dedicated forest patrol program to monitor remote areas, deter illegal activities, and install signage marking the protected forest. La Mananara is one of Madagascar’s last highland rainforests and home to 10 lemur species, including the Critically Endangered indri (Indri indri) and diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema). Thanks to generous support from the Giving Back To Nature Foundation, we are able to do even more as guardians of this beautiful place.
Expanding Reforestation: Forest Corridors and Wildlife Connectivity
At the same time, our reforestation program will expand, restoring degraded areas and creating forest corridors to support wildlife movement and connectivity. This project combines community-led conservation, habitat restoration, and wildlife protection to secure this extraordinary and important forest.
About La Mananara and Why It Matters
La Mananara is a privately protected highland rainforest in eastern Madagascar, spanning a landscape of exceptional biodiversity. As one of the last remaining intact fragments of Madagascar’s highland rainforest, it provides critical habitat not only for lemurs but also for endemic reptiles, birds, and plant species found nowhere else on Earth. Wildlife Madagascar’s work here spans forest patrols, reforestation, community engagement, native tree nurseries, and lemur research — all united by the goal of keeping this forest standing for generations to come. To learn more, visit our La Mananara field site page.