Tomorrow we’ll be arriving at Bezá Mahafaly Special Reserve. This is a protected area within the National Park system that contains 4600 hectares of spiny forest. Spiny forests are endemic…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
Today as we continued heading south, we made a surprisingly fun stop at Parc Anja. Our tour guide, Jocelyn was very knowledgable about the park and all of the species…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
We traveled to Toliara from Ranohira. This city has the best beachy feel to it as it’s right on the Mozambique Channel. We checked into our hotel and then went…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
Isalo is one of Madagascar’s many national parks. We got the opportunity to have a guided tour here and see some of the most beautiful landscapes: canyons, tropical oasis-looking areas,…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
Today we visited a Mitsinjo, a turly community based protected park focused on ensuring the longevity of the 400 endemic frog species in Madagascar. The park was esablished in 1999…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
On Wednesday, July 27, we were in Tulear and Dr. Richard Lawler gave a lecture on Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve. It’s jointly run by the University of Antananarivo, Madagascar National…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
On Tuesday, July 26, we visited the Madagascar National Park in Isalo. We hiked for 7ish hours through dry forest, desert, and canyons. Our tour guide, Tuti, was amazing. He…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
On the morning of the 30th, we walked a birding transect with Effitirea, the bird expert at Beza Mahafaly. The transect was 1000 meters long. There are two methods used,…
Published August 1, 2016 by wunderre
There is two general activities that occur at Béza Mahafaly when studying the sifakas. The first is processing where the animals are collard and a variety of measurements are taken.…
Published August 1, 2016 by wunderre
There are several different projects going on in Béza Mahafaly. Dr. Roshna Wunderlich studies the biomechanics and locomotion of Propithecus verreauxi, as well as their energy consumption using accelerants. Dr.…