All the latest news from Madagasikara Voakajy, the Malagasy biodiversity organisation dedicated to the conservation of endemic vertebrates and their habitats in Madagascar.
We started working in Lake Tseny during 2010. This lake is in western Madagascar and our early survey results indicate that it has a remarkable assemblage of endemic fish. A sunken forest near the shore may be the key to maintaining important safe areas for Malagasy fish whilst the open water supports healthy stocks of other fish species that provide an important source of income and protein to local communities.
Efforts to halt the slaughter of lemurs continue in Lakato in the Zahamena-Ankeniheny corridor
Lenari, our indri lemur mascot, greets Professor Richard Griffiths of the University of Kent, at our Moramanga office. Professor Griffiths was visiting as part of the Darwin Initiative chameleon project.
We participated in the International Wetlands Day festival in the town of Andasibe in eastern Madagascar.
Rousettus madagascariensis is the smallest fruit bat in Madagascar. It roosts in caves and feeds in natural forests, villages and farmland. Our projects are conserving this species by establishing improved protection at key roost sites as well as developing a better understanding of its biology and ecology.
A Malagasy biodiversity organisation dedicated to the conservation of endemic vertebrates and their habitats in Madagascar.
Madagasikara Voakajy
Lot II F 14 P Bis A Andraisoro
BP 5181
Antananarivo (101)
Madagascar
Email: voakajy@voakajy.mg
Tel: + 261 (0) 202 252 379
Tel: + 261 (0) 342 515 523
Tel: + 261 (0) 34 570 461 (Moramanga Office)
Visitors: Our office is in Andraisoro in Antananarivo. Please contact us to arrange your visit.
