Blog by MBP Volunteer, Julia   It was like the mirror of a normal workday, routine happening in bizarre reverse. Instead of driving to Kianjavato under a lightened sky and birds waking up, chirping as we rumbled along, we took the trip at dusk. By the time Sheila, Trevor, Adam and I faced the entrance to Sangasanga, the town was washed in twilight. The air was buzzing, as usual, but with a slightly unfamiliar quality: all … Read More

Blog from MBP Volunteer, Adam Photos courtesy of Adam     I recently accompanied seven Malagasy guides from the Varecia team on a 20 day expedition to Lakia and Simone forests, outside of Kianjavato commune. Our goal was to survey for Varecia variegata and other lemurs in these forests. It was an incredibly rewarding experience, and I’ll tell the story about one of the forests, Lakia, here. We took off from the town of Andonabe, … Read More

Blog from MBP Volunteer, Rachel Photos courtesy of Rachel   A typical day with the Prolemur simus team is spent in a forest fragment called SangaSanga. The lemurs can usually be found resting and eating bamboo but can surprise you with how quickly they can leap across the forest. Keeping up with them involves ducking and weaving through bamboo, battling with vines, shaking off a face full of spider webs, clambering up steep sided slopes … Read More

Blog by MBP Reforestation Volunteer, Danielle     It has been just short of 3 weeks since I started my position with the reforestation team at the Kianjavato Ahmanson Field Station and in this short space of time I feel I have achieved a lot! My first month has involved a lot of learning, not only the names of the team I’m working with, or the villages and tree nurseries I’m visiting, but also the … Read More