Conservationists are celebrating a double victory over tortoise smugglers in Madagascar.

Earlier this month, a Nigerian man was arrested with 300 tortoises and another 20 have been returned to their habitat after being seized on a neighbouring island.
But campaigners’ relief might not last long. The live animal trade, particularly in reptiles, is big [...]

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It was a very sad week in Andavadoaka as we lost (they left, we didn’t mislay them) two of our staff members on the same day. Craig, our medic, and Tristan, a field scientist. They had both been around for nine months and were both really hard workers and big personalities. More than a few [...]

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As hard working Expedition Manager I rarely get to leave site, but was fortunate enough recently to join a trip to go down south to Lamboara to collect the fish monitoring data. Bic led the trip and took along Lalao, so that she could meet the women’s association, Ellie, an American volunteer keen on helping [...]

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Every expedition we take our new crop of volunteers into one of the village ‘epi-bars’ to meet the nahudas – the village elders. We introduce ourselves to them and then shake our tushes on the dancefloor to some Malagasy music afterwards. It’s usually a really positive exchange. They get a free drink and the amusement [...]

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Lemurs Warm-up with Space Heaters
January 9, 2008, 5:19 PM PST
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