Thanks to the hard work of our dedicated team in Madagascar six new community-managed conservation sites have been created. Including our existing site established in 2012, these seven sites cover an enormous 37,363 hectares (roughly 10% of the...
Read More08/04/2021
Giant leap for conservation in Madagascar
17/03/2021
Community Support and Lemur Conservation in the Vohibe/Vohitrambo Rainforest Fragments of Madagascar
(Results of a six month project supported by the Lemur Conservation Action Fund which is managed by Global Wildlife Conservation)
Read More02/03/2020
The Fate of Madagascar's Rainforest Habitat
Aspinall Foundation conservationists contributed to a recent publication in the high impact journal "Nature Climate Change" entitled "The fate of Madagascar’s rainforest habitat". We provided 456 geo-referenced observations of black-and-white ruffed...
Read MoreThanks to funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), we were delighted at discovering the presence of the Critically Endangered Madagascan big-headed turtle earlier last year, targeted participatory surveys confirmed the presence...
Read More23/12/2019
Our Year in Madagascar 2019
In addition to our work with lemurs across several protected sites in Madagascar some of our most exciting discoveries in 2019 have occurred at one of our newer projects - the wetlands of the AmbatoBoeny/ Maevatanana region. Thanks to funding from...
Read MoreWe have often spoken about the value of camera traps, and use them across all our overseas projects. Whilst we carry out frequent patrols at our project sites in Madagascar the presence of people, even skilled rangers, will inevitably be invasive...
Read MoreWe often mention our holistic approach to conservation and involving local communities at our projects in Africa, Madagascar and Indonesia is an important element of the work you are helping to support.
Read More31/08/2019
Madagascar - More Than Lemurs
Madagascar truly is unique, with so many species on the island found nowhere else in the world.
Read MoreIn June 2019 The Aspinall Foundation reached a milestone in our Madagascar conservation programme when we celebrated 10 years of committed conservation work on what is probably the most unique and beautiful island in the world in terms of...
Read MoreBy Tony King, Conservation & Reintroduction Coordinator, The Aspinall Foundation.
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