My name is Julianne and I’m from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.I fell in love with lemurs and primatology as an Education Intern at the Philadelphia Zoo. After my internship, I switched my major to Anthropology and started looking into field schools in Madagascar. Less than a year later, I took my first trip to Madagascar where I studied diademed sifakas in Tsinjoarivo. I met so many amazing people whose work really inspired me to come

Introducing our newest volunteer, Bailey! Hi, I am Bailey Arnold. I just graduated from Minden High School in Minden, Nebraska, United States this year. In the future, I want to be able to work in foreign countries to make a meaningful difference in animal conservation as a conservation geneticist. I am going to start my studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in biochemistry this year as an honors student.  I have volunteered at the Lincoln

You may have heard of a circular economy, now let us introduce our concept of circular conservation. In 2021, we inaugurated three new interconnected programs at the Ihofa Vohitsara Bioreserve and Field Station near Torotorofotsy, Madagascar, that reinforce forest integrity. This area has dark green expanses of intact evergreen forest abutting mining concessions, tourist venues, villages, and agriculture. All this human activity sometimes spills over its legal boundaries, reducing habitat availability and increasing bushmeat pressure.

Welcome to the Kianjavato Ahmanson Field Station The Kianjavato Ahmanson Field Station commonly known as KAFS is situated in southeastern Madagascar within the rural Kianjavato Commune. The commune is comprised of about a dozen villages and a growing population of at least 15,000 residents. Its surrounding forest fragments are home to nine lemur species, including the elusive and nocturnal aye aye, and two critically endangered lemur species, the black and white ruffed lemur and the

SydneyUnited States Hi! My name is Sydney and I am 22 years old. I graduated in December with a Wildlife Biology degree from Texas State. I hope to begin my career in wildlife research and conservation by completing a Master’s thesis when I return to the states.  During my undergrad I participated in research on invasive, aquatic parasites and their physiological effects on local federally endangered fish. I have participated in plant and conservation field courses in Ireland

Meet our September Volunteers Shannon CANADA I’m Shannon from Ontario, Canada. I have an Undergrad Degree in Environmental Science and took a Post Graduate program in Ecosystem Restoration.For work, I have performed shoreline evaluations and provided restoration techniques for landowners. I have also worked with an at risk turtle species in Ontario and sea turtles in Costa Rica.Currently I am a coastal specialist and planning and regulations assistant at a conservation authority in Ontario ..