Here’s a video of some young Greater Bamboo Lemurs playing in the forests near Kianjavato, Madagascar. Video by Sarah, an MBP volunteer. Great Job!
Blog from MBP Varecia monitoring team, Gregor National Holiday also called Independence Day in Madagascar is the 24th of June. This year that day fell on a Tuesday which sounds not especially exiting, but with the Malagasy habit of “bridge days” which means because the holiday is a Tuesday, we take off Monday, too. Another Malagasy tradition is to have a huge party on Independence Day, thus nobody shows up for work the … Read More
Our Director, Dr. Louis, was one of 60 participants at the workshops in Madagascar last week. The workshops were to evaluate the status of species. Of the 103 lemur species known: 23 are critically endangered, 52 are endangered, 19 are vulnerable, 2 are near vulnerable, 3 are least concerned, 4 are data-deficient. This goes to show how important and vital the MBP’s research and projects are to the survival of these amazing and diverse animals … Read More
Blog by MBP Reforestation Volunteer, Jarro Should you ever be tired of the usual dull drizzles we call rain back home – that is to say on European soil for my part – do consider taking a look at the singular pretty large landmass off the south-east coast of Africa. Separated from the mainland through the Mozambique Channel, Madagascar’s central highlands take their job as a cloud-barrier seriously leaving the western parts of the … Read More
May 22, 2012 is recognized as Madagascar National Marine Day, festivities for which coincided with this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity designed to raise awareness and inspire practical action. Here’s a photo of the poster highlighting the activities of the day. MBP is noted among the list of contributors to this important event. Learn more about the International Day for Biological Diversity by clicking here.
MBP participates in local Kianjavato festivities to fight the spread of Malaria.
Mindy and the crew from the Genetics department at the Henry Doorly Zoo have put together a short video explaining how to make a rocket stove like the ones they are teaching the Malagasy people to make. It’s a great idea for anyone interested in a cleaner way to cook in the great outdoors!
This is Team Work! These Malagasy men are moving a very heavy, power generator for MBP to a truck for transport and singing the whole way.
In order to be sustainable, MBP digs a well for every nursery built, near each community to provide water during the dry season. The building of these wells are all hand dug. There is no electrical power or cranes used, only man power! Here you see the men putting in concrete cylinders for the sides of the well, so that it does not collapse.