| Marojejy National Park https://staging.marojejy.com The Friends of Marojejy National Park, Madagascar Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:23:22 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://staging.marojejy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Simpona-48x48.jpg | Marojejy National Park https://staging.marojejy.com 32 32 A huge leap forward in Malagasy frog taxonomy! https://staging.marojejy.com/a-huge-leap-forward-in-malagasy-frog-taxonomy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-huge-leap-forward-in-malagasy-frog-taxonomy Wed, 14 Dec 2022 23:12:36 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1123 Read More]]>

The new magnum opus from Dr. Mark Scherz and colleagues describing frogs in the subgenus Brygoomantis:

Twenty new species of frog from Madagascar

Megataxa Journal: An inordinate fondness for inconspicuous brown frogs

A composite photo showing 35 different species of frogs
Thirty-five species of frog in the subgenus Brygoomantis (genus Mantidactylus)
]]> Silky Sifaka youngster playing in trees https://staging.marojejy.com/silky-sifaka-youngster-playing-in-trees/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silky-sifaka-youngster-playing-in-trees Sat, 03 Dec 2022 20:51:18 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1102

Fantastic photos!

 

]]> New equipment storage building completed for Camp Indri in Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve https://staging.marojejy.com/new-equipment-storage-building-completed-for-camp-indri-in-anjanaharibe-sud-special-reserve/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-equipment-storage-building-completed-for-camp-indri-in-anjanaharibe-sud-special-reserve Sun, 20 Nov 2022 22:44:06 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1120

Fantastic initiative and great job. Thanks so much LCF & friends. Ngoma anie!

 

]]> Mouse lemur mama with baby https://staging.marojejy.com/mouse-lemur-mama-with-baby/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mouse-lemur-mama-with-baby Fri, 11 Nov 2022 23:26:35 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1126

 

]]> World’s smallest primate feared extinct https://staging.marojejy.com/worlds-smallest-primate-feared-extinct/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=worlds-smallest-primate-feared-extinct Sat, 17 Sep 2022 23:33:36 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1128

Madame Berthe’s mouse lemur hasn’t been seen by researchers since 2018.

World’s smallest primate may have quietly gone extinct

The head of a tiny lemur with huge round eyes pokes out over a branch
Madame Berthe’s Mouse Lemur © Matthias Markolf
]]> Sambava to Andapa by bike https://staging.marojejy.com/sambava-to-andapa-by-bike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sambava-to-andapa-by-bike Thu, 08 Sep 2022 17:16:50 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1871

If you’ve got a bike, have some time and are feeling strong, this is a beautiful ride!  Check out this madacamp article:

Sambava to Andapa by bike – Madagascar (madacamp.com)

A narrow, paved road crests a hill with green vegetation on either side and a green, triangular mountain in the distance.
The road from Sambava to Andapa
]]> Eight new species of geckos described https://staging.marojejy.com/eight-new-species-of-geckos-described/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eight-new-species-of-geckos-described Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:14:57 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1865

… including one from Marojejy!

Read more about it here:  Eight new tiny gecko species from Madagascar! – Dr Mark D. Scherz (markscherz.com)

 

]]> Silky Sifaka group tracked in Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve https://staging.marojejy.com/silky-sifaka-group-tracked-in-anjanaharibe-sud-special-reserve/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silky-sifaka-group-tracked-in-anjanaharibe-sud-special-reserve Mon, 01 Aug 2022 17:40:19 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1876

The Lemur Conservation Foundation has been instrumental in monitoring Silky Sifaka populations in Marojejy, Anjanaharibe-Sud and Makira for many years.

 

]]> Smithsonian: Into the Forbidden Forest https://staging.marojejy.com/smithsonian-into-the-forbidden-forest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smithsonian-into-the-forbidden-forest Sun, 31 Jul 2022 17:50:44 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1878 Read More]]>

Beautiful stories of beautiful people in a beautiful place. Let’s hope it remains whole and expands. Thanks to Patricia Wright and all the miracles she has performed.

Into the Forbidden Forest | Science | Smithsonian Magazine

Madagascar forest

]]> Silky Sifaka long-term monitoring program https://staging.marojejy.com/silky-sifaka-long-term-monitoring-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silky-sifaka-long-term-monitoring-program Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:39:39 +0000 https://staging.marojejy.org/?p=1882

Beautiful pictures, beautiful animals, thanks to LCF for the description of the group (among so many other things).

 

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