Check out this video of Dr. Louis and our field team tracking one of the world’s most endangered primates, the Greater Bamboo lemur, in Kianjavato Madagascar.
Blog by MBP volunteers, Sophie and Megan All was going well for team Varecia at Vatovavy. Lemurs were being followed and data meticulously collected. Until one day in late November when an old faithful Lemur, Manga Be (blue collar), appeared to have gone off radar. After many searches of his usual terrain around the lower foothills of Vatovavy, morale was beginning to hit an all time low. What could have happened… predation? Untimely health issues? … Read More
Omaha North High School students, along with their teacher Dr. Lee Kalstrom and Conservation Fusion’s Susie McGuire have dedicated their time to finding a solution for the best fuel source and construction method for Rocket Stoves. To read an article about this inspiring project, check out this great article from Nebraska Loves our Public Schools: http://nelovesps.org/story?TN=PROJECT-20110331025902 And if you haven’t checked out our Rocket Stove page make sure you visit that, too! http://www.madagascarpartnership.org/home/rocket_stoves
A blog from MBP Volunteer, Mary When I first told my friends and family I was embarking on an adventure of a lifetime to follow endangered lemurs in the forests of Madagascar I received a wide array of reactions. Although responses varied, there seemed to be an overall general sentiment that was quite universal: “Mary, you’re just not really the ‘campy’ type, are you sure you can do this?” As I tried to act … Read More
Tales from Olly, an MBP Volunteer- Madagascar’s frogs Despite humans’ best efforts, Madagascar is still full of wildlife. Admittedly less than when people first arrived 2000 years ago, but the country is still thick with it, especially if you look in all the hidden places you don’t expect to find it… Like on top of the tarpaulin I had been using to take the brunt of the rain and protect my delicate tent. Here, … Read More
By Olly, a MBP Kianjavato Volunteer The rainy season proper has now begun. Each night it rains – sometimes lightly in bursts, sometimes lightly all night, sometimes in breathtakingly heavily in bursts, and sometimes breathtakingly heavily all night. This latter combination happened last weekend, with the result that the large river flowing all through this area was engorged to the point of being 10 or 12 foot higher than normal. Thus swollen, it swallowed up … Read More