Category: Blog

Volunteer Funds Ampangorina Basketball Team

Volunteer funds Ampangorina’s Basketball teams to take part in Diego’s 2017 Basketball Regionals At the beginning of April a group of 24 young adults from Ampangorina (Ampang); a small village in Nosy Komba, and their coach ventured to Diego Suarez...

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...

Community Volunteers Build A School for Andrekareka Be

At Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute, we are always striving to improve the lives of the people we come into contact with on the island. Our latest project is to build a school. Our community development volunteers, along...

Madagascar Volunteer - Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Nested Hawksbill Sea Turtle Returns to the Sea

The hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) is a critically endangered sea turtle, so you can imagine our excitement when we caught this nesting female on video. Marine Science Officer Emma wrote the following: “During the first of our...

Madagascar Volunteer - male Panther Chameleon

Panther Chameleon Laying Eggs Caught on Video

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...

Forest Conservation Volunteers Sleep in a Little Church

Every two weeks, our forest conservation volunteers make the relatively long walk to the top of Nosy Komba to spend a night in a church. The main objective is to do a solid night survey in the forest surrounding the area. However, a lot more gets...

Basketball teams pose together before the community tournament in Nosy Komba.

Volunteers Bring Communities Together With Basketball

Volunteers Bring Communities Together With Basketball in Ampangarina, Nosy Komba, as MRCI’s Community Co-ordinators, Niamh Flynn and Rojo Andofinoana Razafisalama, worked with villagers to restore the old basketball courts. This inspiring project...

Madagascar Volunteer: Trade in Black Lemurs

Illegal Trade Poses a Major Threat to Lemurs in Madagascar

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...

Madagascar Volunteer: Volunteers in Ankarana Forest Reserve

Volunteers Journey to an Exotic World

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...

Volunteering in Madagascar - Turtle Towers coral reef

Volunteering Gains Protection for Turtle Towers

Volunteering in Madagascar is a wonderful way for students to give back during their gap year. With its sparkling clear waters and high number of endemic species, diving around the island of Nosy Komba makes for a...