From Student to Conservationist: One Month That Changed My Perspective
From Student to Conservationist: One Month That Changed My Perspective By Silvestr Jochec As I approached the end of my studies in Environmental Studies and International Development (at Palacký University […]
Mission-driven team: Building the foundation for dry forest conservation in southern Madagascar
Mission-driven team: Building the foundation for dry forest conservation in southern Madagascar By Delaïd C. Rasamisoa For six weeks, I recently traveled across the Mandrare landscape in southern Madagascar with […]
Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering Namoroka’s Tiny Chameleons
Hidden in Plain Sight: Discovering Namoroka’s Tiny Chameleons By Falina Razafimamonjy and Masoandro Andrianirina The team (left to right): Falina, Laboto, Justin, and Masoandro. The first time we arrived in […]
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 […]
Akane Hatai’s whirlwind adventure in La Mananara, Part 3: Visiting the Locals
A whirlwind trip to local schools and villages in Madagascar gave Akane, Wildlife Madagascar’s Creative Director, a chance to experience the day-to-day rhythm of village life and make some new friends.
WM Creative Director, Akane Hatai’s whirlwind adventure in La Mananara, Part 2: Wildlife: Reptiles and Reforestation
What do singing lemurs, camouflaged geckos, giggling school kids, and freshly boiled taro have in common? They’re all part of Creative Director Akane Hatai’s whirlwind eight-day adventure in Madagascar’s lush […]
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.
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 […]
A Whirlwind Adventure in La Mananara, Part 1: Lemurs!
What do singing lemurs, camouflaged geckos, giggling school kids, and freshly boiled taro have in common? They’re all part of Creative Director Akane Hatai’s whirlwind eight-day adventure in Madagascar’s lush La Mananara rainforest. Her blog takes you along for every leap, laugh, and late-night lemur release in this behind-the-scenes look at life at the field station.
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 […]
EMBRACING ADVENTURE UNDER THE RAINFOREST CANOPY OF CAMP INDRI
Tracking lemurs in Anjarahibe-Sud Special Reserve was an exciting and welcome adventure for student reseacher Diary Randriamora.
THERE WHERE THEY SING
Floortje Middag longed to see Madagascar’s wildlife. Once there, she found it very different from her home and felt homesick. But then she heard the indri sing!
ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AROUND NAMOROKA
Advancing environmental education around namorokA By Falina Razafimamonjy, Masters Student It has been a great privilege for me to discover the beauty of Tsingy de Namoroka National Park in northwest […]
A FIERY DAY IN LA MANANARA
Gabriele Ferraro, a PhD student doing fieldwork with Wildlife Madagascar, shares his experiences being in the field when a forest fire broke out.
TWO ALBIFRONS AND A FUNERAL
Student researcher Matt McGee had big plans and lofty goals for his field project in Madagascar’s Anjanaharibe-Sud forest. But things don’t always go according to plan. Read his engaging account of his struggles and discoveries in his blog post.
BAT-VENTURES: EXPEDITION INTO TSINGY DE NAMOROKA NATIONAL PARK
Bat-ventures: expedition into Tsingy de Namoroka National Park By Giorgia Castiello, Student Researcher, Namoroka Site On my first expedition into Namoroka National Park, I was immediately struck by the intense […]
EXPEDITION: TSITONGAMBARIKA
Expedition: Tsitongambarika By Tim Eppley, PhD, Chief Conservation Officer, Wildlife Madagascar One of Wildlife Madagascar’s aims is to continue expanding the number of sites in which we work around the country. […]
THE PATH UP THE MOUNTAIN
When PhD student Matt McGee set out on his first research trip to the Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve field site, he wasn’t sure what he’d find, but he knew it would be the adventure he’d been dreaming of. Trek along with Matt as he shares his extraordinary immersion in the mystical world of the Madagascar rainforest.
OF LEECHES AND LEMURS: SOCIAL RESEARCH IN AND AROUND ANJANAHARIBE-SUD
Of Leeches and Lemurs: Social Research in and around Anjanaharibe-Sud By Amie Wuchter, Master’s Student, Montclair State University Nothing could have prepared me for my first leech encounter. We had […]
AT WORK IN NAMOROKA AND SAVORING ITS BEAUTY
Work at Wildlife Madagascar’s field site in Namoroka is underway—and the team is awed by its beauty. Dr. Jacques Rakotondranary shares their first forays into the site.
BOOTS ON THE GROUND AT ANJANAHARIBE-SUD SPECIAL RESERVE
Follow along as the Wildlife Madagascar team at the Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve site get conservation studies of silky sifakas underway!
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT LEMURS
Journalist and writer Rita Robison, who is Wildlife Madagascar’s first member, shares her thoughts about conserving Madagascar wildlife and an interview she did with Wildlife Madagascar’s Chief Conservation Officer, Dr. Tim Eppley.
CONSERVATION PROGRAM AT LA MANANARA OFF TO A GREAT START!
Dr. Jacques Rakotondranary, Site Manager for La Mananara, was recently in the field setting up infrastructure and camera traps as the team gets started with lemur studies. Follow them on their adventure!
PUTTING (SUSTAINABLE) MEAT ON THE TABLE
PUTTING (SUSTAINABLE) MEAT ON THE TABLE: SAKONDRY FARMING By Dr. Cornti Borgerson, Full Forests I first came to Madagascar 18 years ago to study the incredible, critically endangered lemurs of […]
The Fourth Night: Embracing Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve
Matt McGee, a PhD student at UC Berkeley, shares his exploration of the ASSR field site—and how he came to realize this was where he wanted to do his research.
EXPLORING THE LA MANANARA FIELD SITE
Wildlife Madagascar’s Dr. Tim Eppley shares details of the newest field site: La Mananara, and the species seen there on a recent trip exploring the forest.
ARBOREAL CAMERA TRAPPING: A CONSERVATION ADVENTURE
Biologist Patrick Ross shares the adventure of camera trapping in the tree canopy, setting up trail cameras to capture data of the area’s lemurs and carnivores.
LOOKING FOR LEMURS AT OUR FIELD SITES
Wildlife Madagascar’s three field sites all have resident lemurs, and Dr. Tim Eppley provides an overview of the species. We’re looking forward to beginning scientific studies!
EXPEDITION TO NAMOROKA
Our intrepid team was out in the field in October 2023, exploring a new site in northwestern Madagascar with stunning tsingy rock formations and abundant wildlife.
A WILD TREK CONTINUED
Tim Eppley and Tojo Lytah Razafimahefa go out exploring in the Analamanga region to find a second field site for Wildlife Madagascar.
A WILD TREK, Part 3
Tim Eppley’s and Tojo Lytah Razafimahefa’s field site scouting expedition concludes with a thumbs-up for Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve as a field site for Wildlife Madagascar.
A WILD TREK, Part 2
Tim Eppley’s and Tojo Lytah Razafimahefa’s field site scouting expedition continues, exploring the Ankavana forest.
A WILD TREK
In this first of a three-part series of posts, Chief Conservation Officer Tim Eppley shares the experiences of searching for Wildlife Madagascar’s first conservation field site.
