Life at KAFS
When MBP started working in the Kianjavato commune in 2008, they founded the Kianjavato Ahmanson Field Station, or KAFS as everyone here knows it as, to be the centre of operations and accommodation for project Read More …
Category: Travel
World Environment Day
Celebrating World Environment Day here, where we work for the conservation of the forest and lemurs, is very important. Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership together with Conservation Fusion organised two days of events and meetings to promote Read More …
Weekend in Mananjary
For the weekend we decided to go to Mananjary, a nice ocean city on the east coast, just two hours ride from Kianjavato. To move across Madagascar when you don’t have a car you can Read More …
Across Madagascar: from the high plateau to the rain forest
At 5am we were up, all six volunteers ready, and soon we were on the road for the 12 hours journey through Madagascar that would take us to the Kianjavato commune and the field station. We Read More …
Welcome to Tana
After a long queue and a lot of police officers passing around my passport, I finally got the visa and exited the airport to get my first view of Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar. Read More …
Anti-Poaching in Zakouma
There are 520 elephants roaming Zakouma and the surrounding grounds according to the last estimate. Their numbers have been significantly increasing in the recent years, after security measures have been increased. In the early 2000s Read More …
First morning in Zakouma
“I was woken up by crunching and thumping before sunrise. I got up to try and look out of the window of my room, but I could see nothing but blackness in front of me. Read More …
Camel, chicken or zebù, choose your meal
There are a few places in N’Djamena where foreigners can eat, you can wander by car on the main road, spot your friend’s cars and decide your place. Food in Chad is either meat from Read More …
Rocher de l’elephant
Today we went to visit one of the few attractions close to N’Djamena: Rocher de l’elephant (Hadjer el Hamis), the elephant rock. To get to the rock it takes a couple of hours drive, but Read More …
Into the scorching heat of Chad
In Chad there is a natural reserve called Zakouma Park, little known abroad but very appreciated from the few people who visited it. My plan is to go there for a few days to check Read More …