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Category: Forest Conservation

Andoany Stump-Toed Frog

Author: Angus Hamilton   In the Throes of Pygmy Toes My favourite thing about working on Nosy Komba was being able to head out into the forest and conduct herpetofauna (reptile and amphibian) surveys EVERY DAY. At 6:30 every morning,...
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Crested Drongo: Madagascar’s Master Mimic and ‘King of the Birds’

Crested Drongo Research on Nosy KombaAt the Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute, we didn’t just focus on reptiles and amphibians! Another big part of our research was looking at the abundance of bird species on Nosy Komba! At the time...

The MRCI Forest Redirection

Author: Charles Wheeler, MRCI Forest Intern The MRCI Forest Program saw a very successful 2017, a year of working hard to monitor the biodiversity of Nosy Komba. The staff and volunteers on the forest program carried out a total of 493 surveys for...

MRCI Establishes A First Of Its Kind Agroforest On Nosy Komba

Agroforest on Nosy Komba: Agreements Between MRCI and Malagasy Leaders Forge a Greener Future In a groundbreaking development, MRCI has concluded an agreement with the village of Ampasinomby to establish the first agroforest on Nosy Komba. As part...

Forest Intern Conducts Lemur Project

Holly Spencer Undertakes Lemur Behavioural Study One of our current Forest Interns, Holly Spencer, is a student from Nottingham Trent University She is here to collect data for her master’s thesis in Endangered Species Recovery and Conservation....

Forest Volunteers Investigate Butterfly Species

Our Forest Volunteers go the extra mile Our Forest Conservation volunteers have always been passionate and eager to assist with our long-term monitoring projects. We encourage our volunteers to propose some of their own ideas. Many volunteers are...
MRCI’s Impact on Conservation and Commitment to the Environment

MRCI’s Impact on Conservation and Commitment to the Environment

One of our previous forest conservation volunteers conducted some research on the impact the Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute (MRCI) has on social behaviour towards conservation for her university degree.  She asked all volunteers...
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Herpetology in Madagascar: MRCI Staff Publish Study on Nosy Komba

Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute’s (MRCI) former forest conservation staff have published a herpetology research article based on their time on Nosy Komba. The study explores the herpetological diversity across the island and how...