Elaine Guevara gave a lecture on primate systematic. We learned that the 7 things that define primates are: the presence of opposable thumbs and feet, fully closed boney eye socket,…
Published July 24, 2016 by wunderre
The second lecture we heard today was about the recent extinctions that have occurred within Madagascar. The interesting thing about most of the extinctions that have occurred is that they…
Published July 24, 2016 by wunderre
On Friday, July 22, we went to Parc Mitsinjo in Andasibe. Our guide was Jeanne Claude, and he took us through the rainforest in the morning. Almost immediately, he found…
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Published July 24, 2016 by wunderre
HELP Madagascar is an NGO and social work organization located in Tamotave and run by a couple – Kim and Colin Radford. They provide several different services not only in…
Published July 24, 2016 by wunderre
On our drive south towards Tana today, we stopped at an organic palm oil plantation. Our tour guide, Joelle, first led us through the actual plantation and explained the various…
Published July 20, 2016 by wunderre
At Parc Ivoloina the group learned two field survey methods, sample scanning and focal point. Sample scanning involves a stop watch and a population of animals. Every twenty seconds each…
Published July 20, 2016 by wunderre
At Tampolo, a littoral forest/swamp that runs straight into the sea, the group learned about a basic forestry skill, the plant inventory. A plant inventory is a survey of the…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
We spent all of the morning and a good part of the afternoon at the University of Tana listening to lectures by Dr. Joelisoa Ratsirarson (the Vice President of the…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
Being in a completely new place, we were hit with a couple first impressions, hard. Right after stepping out of the airport, Malagasy locals were clamoring to help push our…
Published July 19, 2016 by wunderre
Today was agriculture day and we learned mostly about rice culture. Since this class is all about being hands on, we delved into the mud pits of tilled earth (read:…