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 […]
Investing in education means investing in Madagascar’s future. Educator Training: Rolling Out the Diary Nofy Literacy Program Our three extraordinary Education Specialists — Rota Andriantsoa (La Mananara), Vanessa Olinda (Anjanaharibe-Sud
Thanks to support from the IUCN SOS Lemur Fund, we have launched the Green Scholarship Program, providing scholarships to 60 top-performing primary school students from 6 schools in the area
Wildlife Madagascar is proud to kick off the second year of its sakondry program in the villages surrounding Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve (ASSR). Sakondry (Zanna tenebrosa) are protein-rich, edible insects native
Wildlife Madagascar is branching out with an exciting new phase in its conservation work at Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve (ASSR), thanks to generous support from the IUCN SOS Lemurs Fund. ASSR
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.
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.
After nine months of planning, shipping, building, and installation, Wildlife Madagascar’s La Mananara field station is officially solar powered. The project involved sourcing and shipping a complete solar system from
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 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
