Chloe Chen-kraus is a graduate student from Yale University. She is just starting a research thesis on the “Impacts of human activity on sifakas at Béza Mahafaly.” One of the…
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 July 26, 2016 by wunderre
Madagascar is frankly a big place. There has to be some travel time as we move from rain forest in the east to the spiny deserts in the south. Some…
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 18, 2016 by wunderre
Cinnamon is a non native species introduced into Madagascar. However, the plant grows readily here and many harvest it for the spice. The spice we know of typically comes…
Published July 14, 2016 by wunderre
On July 13th the group went to the University of Antanarivo for several lectures from prominent individuals. The first lecture was from Joelisoa Ratirarson, PH.D about the protected area systems…
Published July 12, 2016 by wunderre
First day at Madagascar, took three flights and 30 hours to make the trip possible. People eat a lot of rice here, one of the first things you see leaving…