A Gap Year in the Field: Protecting Biodiversity in Madagascar
A Gap Year in the Field: Protecting Biodiversity in Madagascar By Jacques Cressman After graduating from high school at the French Lycée Chateaubriand in Rome, I decided to take a […]
MY TIME AS A VOLUNTEER FOR WILDLIFE MADAGASCAR
When Lotte Dijks had the opportunity to come to Madagascar and experience hands-on fieldwork as a volunteer, she knew she couldn’t pass it up. She helped to follow and take data on groups of lemurs (and experienced the magic of indri calling to one another!), gained a deeper understanding of the behaviors of a variety of animals and the intricacies of forest ecology, and worked at a tree nursery and a community garden. She also experienced the warmth and acceptance of the Malagasy people. She says that by the end of her stay, she felt deeply connected to the team and the work being done there.
MEMBER PROFILE: DR. ROBERT SIEGEL
Dr. Robert Siegel’s journey with Wildlife Madagascar began through a chance connection and quickly led to time in the field at La Mananara, where the people, the mission, and the work left a powerful impression. A professor at Stanford University, Dr. Siegel has built a remarkable career centered on teaching, lifelong learning, photography, and spending time in nature around the globe.
The Climb / Two Days to 1550
the climb / two days to 1550 By Matt McGee, PhD Student, University of California, Berkeley Previously on “Matt’s Field Adventures”: I finished the first field season of my dissertation
Reflections from the Field
reflections from the field By Nagarathna Balakrishna, Student Researcher, La Mananara Field Site Fieldwork has been a defining part of my professional journey as a primatologist and early-career conservationist. Being
Worn photographs, living stories
Worn Photographs, Living Stories By Pietro Cafarelli, Student Researcher, La Mananara Field Site The team, from left to right: Wildlife Madagascar guide Roger Randriamihaja, Pietro Cafarelli from the University of
LEARNING TO SEE BY LOOKING FOR CHAMELEONS
Researcher Sophia Roberts is from New York, so studying chameleons in the Madagascar rainforest was quite a change. Sophia had to train herself to really SEE what was around her!
A Peculiar Clarity Amidst the Dead
A Peculiar Clarity Amidst the Dead By Cohen Manges When I first applied to college as an undergraduate, I hadn’t considered studying abroad, nor had I given ecology the time
What Can Tortoise Droppings Tell Us: Exploring Parasites in Wild Radiated Tortoises
Knowing the possible impacts to the health of animal species is an important part of their conservation. Find out how researchers looked at what might be affecting Madagascar’s radiated tortoises.
WHEN THE NEW GENERATION EMERGES IN CONSERVATION
When the New Generation Emerges in Conservation By Dr. Antsonantenainariivony (Goum) Ononamandimby, La Mananara Reforestation Strategist Since joining the Wildlife Madagascar team in October 2024 as the Reforestation Strategist, my