Journey to Madagascar

Much of Madagascar’s eastern forests have been destroyed, endangering many of its local species.

Salama! After my six month term working as an Americorps intern on the California Condor Recovery Program, I am now onto my next adventure– Madagascar! For the next three months I will be volunteering with the Madagascar Biodiversity Project (MBP), headquartered at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo in Nebraska, USA. MBP has worked hard over the last few years to engage the local Malagasy people in conservation efforts throughout the country, and they have been instrumental in several different research and recovery efforts for lemurs, those amazing primates found only on the island of Madagascar. As such, I feel privileged to work with such an amazing team, and play my small part in lemur conservation!