Aye-aye Article from WIRED Magazine
on September 24, 2013
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Aye-Aye Gives World the Highly Elongated Finger! By Matt Simon of WIRED Magazine 09.20.13 Click here, to view the Article!
The Wonderful, Horrible, One of a Kind Taxi-Brousse Experience
on September 20, 2013
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Blog from MBP Volunteer, Steph Cramming 35 people (albeit including children) in a van meant for 15 people, getting sick, having a chicken pop out from under the seat between your feet- Anyone that has traveled in Madagascar, I mean genuinely traveled (no renting a car business) knows the wonderful, horrible, one of a kind experience on a taxi-brousse. A taxi-brousse is a large van with four rows of seats that are meant to fit … Read More
Raining Voapaka Seeds
on September 19, 2013
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Blog from MBP Reforestation Volunteer, Tessa Lalas, one of MBP’s core nursery team, cut off a piece of Voapaka root as we entered the primary forest of Vatovavy. It was a fairly narrow piece of root, no thicker than a pencil, and he asked me if I wanted a bite. “It makes you strong!” echoed Nivo and Andre, two other core nursery team members. Lalas laughed, and I figured extra strength could only help … Read More
Sharing Movie Night in Kianjavato
on August 19, 2013
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Blog from MBP Volunteer, Steph Last Saturday, Theoluc and I went to Hery’s house in Kianjavato to watch the BBC Madagascar documentary that was specially dubbed in Malagasy; Ed gave all the MBP employees a copy (even if they don’t have a TV!) Hery set up the generator and we all got comfortable in his little 8 x 5 foot living room. It started out just being the three P.simus guides (Hery, Theoluc, … Read More
National World Safaris- Conservation Update from Madagascar Article
on August 15, 2013
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It is great to be working together with Natural World Safaris in helping to protect and promote sustainable Eco-tourism in Kianjavato, Madagascar. The Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership and its employees at Kianjavato see tourism and the visitors as the future for the community, linking economic growth with the biodiversity that surrounds them. Protecting this biodiversity and showing it off to visitors from all over the world has become such an important incentive to the MBP… employees … Read More
Dr. Louis with newly found male Aye-aye, Zeppelin
on August 15, 2013
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At KAFS with Zeppelin, the new Aye-aye found the night before the IPC Meeting visit We’re so excited to have some pictures to share of Dr. Edward Louis’ trip so far…Once again, We would like to thank Conservation Fusion for all their hard work preparing KAFS and involving the local community for all the delighted visitors. More pictures to come… from the field!!!