Category: Forest Conservation

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...

The Angonoka tortoise is the world’s most endangered tortoise. Endemic to Madagascar, the Angonoka tortoise (also known as the Ploughshare, Madagascar or Madagascar angulated tortoise) is found in only a sixty square kilometre area around Baly Bay...

Volunteers participating in either the Forest Conservation Volunteer Programs or Teaching Volunteer Programs will spend 5 days visiting the Ankarana Forest Reserve in Northern Madagascar as part of their adventure tour. Location and Access to...

The first thing that springs to mind when thinking of conservation and ecotourism in Madagascar is the lemur and the Black Lemur (Eulemur Macaco) is probably the favourite animal of many of our volunteers that have visited the island. Lemurs are...

Ecotourism is a wonderful way to experience new places and volunteering to be part of a conservation program in Madagascar is particularly rewarding, especially with sightings of wildlife that occurs nowhere else in the world. Nature tourism is...