Life After Madagascar

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Blog by MBP Prolemur simus Team Alumni 2013, Victoria … noticeably lacking in lemurs. I mean seriously, I go on a bush walk and all I’m seeing is kangaroos, echidnas and snakes! To say that returning home from Madagascar was bittersweet is a colossal understatement. It was amazing to see my family and friends and to go about my day with such ease (no language barriers!), but as the days turned to months, and I … Read More

One Year Later…

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Blog from MBP Volunteer, Abby   Photo courtesy of Abby   Being back in Tana 1 year after arriving is slightly surreal… there’s so much everything I haven’t been able to access easily for so long, i.e. all sorts of foods. With a few days until I fly, I am very much at a halfway point between Kianjavato and home, with Kianjavato not so far (and still getting children scream “SALUT VASAHA” at me wherever … Read More

Anticipating the Unexpected

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From Mary, a 2010-11 MBP Prolemur simus monitoring team volunteer   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 … Read More

MBP mentioned in The Times of Madagascar

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MBP post-doctoral researcher Dr. Cynthia Frasier was quoted in a Malagasy newspaper, The Times of Madagascar, talking about the need for investigation into the Greater bamboo lemur, Prolemur simus. The species is currently listed on the IUCN Top 25 Most Endangered Primate list. Dr. Frasier and the MBP are leading an ongoing major research program near Kianjavato to monitor the species. Click here to read the article in The Times of Madagascar Follow this link … Read More

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