Domaine Nature
Travel Blogs from Ranomafana
Wild Wild South
... youth of Ambovombe. As a result, he and I are in the early stages of planning a youth camp on his property just outside of town. Our vision for this camp includes both environmental and theological programming, but we see it primarily as a place for structured activities, learning, and fun for the youth. I am excited to see how it develops.
I continue to teach English and environmental science at the Lutheran Private school 2 ...
The Ascent of Man
I was discussing with Richard the title for today's blog. The above title stuck for reasons I'll explain below...but...it's rather sexist and arrogant (in my opinion at least). However, 'The Ascent of Humankind' just doesn't have the same ring to it. Anyway, read on. Parc Ranomafana is steep. No two ways about it. Not for the faint hearted or the weak of spirit are the walks that traverse the ridges and valleys. If the ascending and descending in search of any of the 12 lemur species in ...
A slice of heaven
After a basic breakfast of coffee and bread, we said goodbye to our hosts and the multitude of workmen engaged in expanding the accommodation area, and headed into town for a few supplies. A population of around 28,000 and I think they were all there this morning! We certainly attracted a lot of attention, and our bikes were much admired by the local men. While Richard sought out some chain oil, I took a few photos with my Ipad, which invariably attracted attention. People just ...
A zebu dies, A school is born
... a juicy steak nicely presented on a plate with some chips. Not so easy if you’d watched the cow whose rump you’re eating die! So did the experience turn me into a vegetarian? Not even close! I mentally prepared myself to eat the zebu that I had watched a few moments earlier being hacked to death but was kindly informed that the zebu was only to be eaten by the villagers. All Azafady staff and volunteers were to be transported in the back of a camion ...
In search of flying foxes
... the area and inform future conservation initiatives. The methodology involved using GPS to determine the exact location that an individual was sighted and noting information about the surroundings eg. canopy cover and the height at which the lemur was perched. On the behavioural study we followed a troop of red collared brown lemurs for 1 hour 30 minutes, noting down behavioural traits. The three nocturnal lemurs found in St Luce’s forests are: the Southern Woolly ...