Category: Forest Conservation

Volunteers regularly do forest hikes for various surveys and manage to capture the most stunning photos of geckos, lizards, snakes, chameleons and other reptiles (not to mention all the other amazing wildlife on our doorstep), but it’s not often...

As of 2011, the wildlife trade was responsible for the movement of tens of thousands of live primates and millions of dead primates (including lemurs) per year as reported by CITES. A linear increase in the export of primates was documented between...

As part of both our Forest Conservation and Teaching English volunteer programs, volunteers enjoy a five day adventure tour through the Ankarana Forest Reserve.  Natalia shares her experience with us… “My friend, you are late, the boat...

As part of our Forest Conservation volunteer program, volunteers regularly hike through our neighbouring forests and reserves.  Recently, a group enjoyed an overnight stay in the Lokobe Forest Reserve.  Natalia shares the experience with...

Madagascar Crested Drongo Though it is small in size, Nosy Komba hosts a relatively large number of bird species. Bird walks form an integral part of our forest conservation volunteer projects and a typical bird survey here takes place between 6:30...

Our Forest Conservation Volunteer Programs involve constant data collection and monitoring of the wildlife in the forest surrounding us.  From lemurs, birds and, of course, reptiles as we have species living on the island that occur nowhere else in...

Dr Andrew Polaszek For a couple of weeks in June, we were fortunate enough to have the company of Dr Andrew Polaszek, a world expert in parasitoid wasps, who came to study and hopefully discover new species of these insects on the island of Nosy...