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Campaign against Measles and Malaria
Madagascar is currently undergoing the biggest campaign in the country’s history against malaria and measles. According to BBC News Malagasy people are receiving 1.5 million mosquito nets and almost 3 million children will be vaccinated against measles. The campaign is...
The dysfunctional wrasses by Anna Williams and Julia Cox
Once upon a time in Madagascar there lived the very unique wrasse family. Christmas with the wrasses was an elaborate affair. Every year the wrasses gathered at Grandpa Napoleon’s reef house. Grandpa Napoleon was a big fish, to say the...
Atlas on vegetation of Madagascar
The science team at Botanical Gardens Kew has recently announced the release of an atlas mapping the unique vegetation of Madagascar. The atlas is one of three conservation projects concerning Madagascar that the team at Kew is currently working on,...
Viva La Madagascar – written by Ben a BV volunteer
After two days in a dorm in Madagascar and with the grand sum of 40,000 Ariary to my name I finally made it to the departure point in Tana. On arrival relief was fast replaced by excitement at the proposition...
English Teaching in Andavadoaka
A small number of international volunteers took part in a regular programme of English teaching sessions for locals involved in eco-tourism ventures. Whilst it was difficult to plan and prepare sessions due to lack of teaching experience and time, they...
Poetry whilst whale watching by Tom Waight and William Winzor-Saile
Four O’clock in the morning, the diving began,Or would do when they found that young Marcellin.The night dive was cool, full of bioluminescence, they saw parrotfish and wrasse, including some crescents.At six O’clock science was required,Despite the early dive leaving...
National Geographic chooses BV for Tours of a lifetime list
Blue Ventures’ Madagascar Expedition has been chosen by National Geographic Traveler as one of their choices for ‘Tours of a Lifetime: 50 of the world’s best trips.’ This special edition from National Geographic Traveler is the second annual list of...
The Malagasy Cup
A unique event is taking place on the south west coast of Madagascar in October. The Malagasy Cup is a race from Anakao to Andavadoaka (where Blue Ventures is based) for traditional Malagasy vessels, boutry and pirogue/lakarna vezo.The race will...
Madagascar Exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in London
Meet Blue Ventures at the 2007 Madagascar Exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society The Madagascar Embassy in London is hosting a Madagascar Exhibition on the 6th October from 2 to 9pm at the Royal Geographical Society in London (more information)....
Madagascar On Thames
Madagascar On Thames takes places aboard HMS President (a ship) moored next to Blackfriars Bridge on Victoria Embankment.Entertainment will include live performers, DJ’s and a free Malagasy BBQ on deck. The party starts at 2:30pm and finishes at 10:30pm. Facilities...
A day in the life of a BV scholar
My name is RAKOTONDRAZAFY Andry Malalan’Ny Aina. I come from Madagascar. I have been working as a biologist since 2001, but most of the fields that I have worked in have focused on terrestrial species. I applied for the scholarship...
The Night Dive
Despite working in Andavadoaka for over 6 months now and racking up over 100 dives I had never before done a night dive, mainly due to an extreme fear of the mysterious ‘unknown’ of the sea (useful you might think...
Research News
Find out all the stories and research news from Andavadoaka in the latest Research update.In this edition; Andavadoaka wins prestigious UNDP Equator Prize – Find out about the award and what happened at the ceremony in Germany BVCO Launch –...
The arrival of the Humpbacks
22nd June It was with massive excitement that i heard a small voice through the radio say ‘There’s whales right by you’ as i returned from a dive lastweek. The shore marshal had noticed 2 humpbacks travelling south along the...
Blue Ventures at London Aquarium
Check out Blue Ventures at the London Aquarium next week Monday 25th June to Sunday 2nd July. As part of the London Aquarium and the BBC’s ‘Saving Planet Earth’ month Blue Ventures will be running marine scientist workshops for children...