Transect forest parcel 2 Our last day in Beza, we walked a transect of the forest of Parcel 2 to take inventory, and the different states, of the trees. Parcel…
Published August 4, 2016 by wunderre
We got a really great lecture from Elaine, the PhD student traveling with us to Beza, on conservation genetics. This is her area of expertise and it really showed! She…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
The next day at Beza, we sent out the young male lemur with an accelerometer (backpack) securely on him. We broke up into two groups and had a period of…
Published August 3, 2016 by wunderre
The first field day at Beza Mahafaly, we went in the morning to capture two young sifaka lemurs. They are so cute!! They are cream colored and brown with black…
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 July 25, 2016 by wunderre
Today, July 25th, we went to Anja Park; it is a locally run park and an excellent example of community based conservation. The park was established 15 years ago by…
Published July 25, 2016 by wunderre
On our way to Andasibe, we stopped at an organic palm oil plantation. It was remarkable in that it used not only all parts of the palm tree, but it…
Published July 25, 2016 by wunderre
On the 20th, we went to Tampolo forest, host to some of the rare remaining littoral forest. Due to deforestation, there is only about 10% of this type of forest…
Published July 24, 2016 by wunderre
At Park Ivoloina, we got to learn about agroforestry, which is a process that involves planting trees to give shade to farmers and the plants that grow underneath them. It…