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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 goal over the next ten years is to operate at a total of 10 sites. As we currently operate in three landscapes, we are continuing to lead expeditions and evaluate new areas for future investment and program creation as we expand our site portfolio. This past September, Dr. Jacques Rakotondranary, Wildlife Madagascar’s Conservation Program Manager at La Mananara, and I flew to Fort Dauphin along the southeast coast for …

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 just spent an hour tracking a group of silky sifakas- my first time ever seeing them in person. It was the first sunny day in a while, a welcome reprieve from the previous week spent bundled in my rain gear. From our vantage point, we watched as the family of sifakas leaped from branch to branch and ate their bounty of leaves and fruits. They hung upside down as they …

Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment

Dr. Tim Eppley led a recent study titled “Tropical field stations yield high conservation return on investment” that was published in Conservation Letters. The study consisted of a survey of field stations in mostly tropical and subtropical countries, to understand the impact of the pandemic on funding and evaluate the conservation benefits of the field stations.