Project Life
Volunteer Work with Lemurs in Madagascar
Below is an example itinerary of life on the project (but please note that this is an example only as not every programme will follow exactly the same itinerary):
Week 1: Training and Orientation Situated at the beautiful lake-side camp of Lanirano in Fort Dauphin, you will receive a detailed orientation about Madagascar, the Anosy region, local customs, and lessons in the Malagasy language. Specialists from our partner organization and PBZT will give you a detailed introduction to the work that you will be doing over the next four/eight weeks and will lead a series of lectures and workshops addressing topics such as “Primate Surveying Techniques,” “Primate Behaviour,” “Botanical Surveying Techniques,” and “How Captive Breeding Aids Conservation” There will be a visit to the nearby Nahampoana Reserve to allow you to get up close to three of the species of lemur you are likely to encounter in the bush - Verreaux's sifaka, ring tailed lemurs, and brown lemurs.
Weeks 2 – 4: Littoral Forest These weeks will be spent in the fragmented littoral forests north of Sainte Luce (Fort Dauphin region) carrying out transect surveys as part of a fragmentation study to compare relative primate abundance, floristic diversity and human disturbance in the different forest fragments. Research will focus on lemur species including the collared brown lemur (Eulemur collaris), woolly lemur (Avahi laniger) and the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus). There may also be an opportunity to spend a few days participating in Azafady’s reforestation programme or carrying out environmental education with local communities.
Break There will be a break of three to four days back at Lanirano, to enable you to write up your work, do your post, emailing, dining out if you wish, shopping, and having a break from the routine of the bush.
Weeks 5 – 8: Spiny Desert These weeks will be spent in Ifotaka, in the arid spiny desert of the southeast, carrying out research on the diet and feeding behaviour of Verreaux’s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi). In addition, ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and smaller nocturnal species can occasionally be seen. There may also be some work with local communities – carrying out interviews with local people about their use of natural resources and dependency on the forest.
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Duration and Costs
| Duration | Cost |
|---|---|
| 4 Weeks | US$3200 |
| 8 Weeks | US$4400 |
| Group Size |
|---|
| In total, 14 places will be offered and it is expected that these will fill extremely fast as there is no other programme of this kind that works with such a focus on lemurs. |
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