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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...

[huge_it_slider id=”29″] Volunteers taking part in any of our combination volunteer programs will get to spend a 4 day transfer tour in the Ankaranfantsika National Park. 450km north of Tana and 110km south of Mahajanga is one of the...

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...

For many young travelers, a gap year volunteering in Madagascar offers a unique chance to immerse themselves in an extraordinary culture and make a lasting impact, 19 year old Alexander McNab from Los Angeles, California, recently took part in our...

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...

Madagascar is home to some of the world’s most exceptional biodiversity, and protecting it requires continuous, science-driven research. Nosy Komba forest conservation research contributes to the long-term goals of Madagascar’s forest...

Madagascar Research and Conservation Institute’s Teaching Program places volunteer English grammar, and English conversational teachers within the local schools and communities. As volunteers work with the support of MRCI’s local team, they do not...