Happy New Year! I’m Conservation Genomics Scientist, Rachel Johnston, back from another successful research expedition at the Manombo Special Reserve in Madagascar! If you missed my posts from my previous expedition, read below for more details on Zoo New England’s … Continued
We’ve completed our biodiversity assessment in Manombo Special Reserve and moved to our second site, the Classified Forest, which is located southwest of the Manombo Special Reserve. What remains of the Classified Forest is heavily degraded secondary growth, with all … Continued
Today Health in Harmony, in collaboration with several governmental and non-profit organizations, held their monthly day of reforestation. It was incredible! The reforestation area for the day was a 40 hectare plot within the Manombo Special Reserve that had historically … Continued
Today we saw our first black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata). They were beautiful and much larger than I expected! Zoo New England’s Senior Veterinarian, Dr. Chris Bonar, and Jeff Wyatt, M.V.D. from University of Rochester performed health exams … Continued
Yesterday evening we (nearly) completed our journey and stayed the night in Farafangana, a town just 30 minutes north of the Manombo Special Reserve. We met with several members of Health in Harmony, who are very dedicated to their work. … Continued