A Common Brown Lemur clinging to a thin branch.

Evan Buechley

Celebrating Student Success in Madagascar

Africa

What a start to the year for our Madagascar Program–—they are celebrating six graduating Master’s students! On top of that, dedicated Biologist for the project, Seraphin Fabrice, received a scholarship to participate in a prestigious 12-week conservation course. 

Join us in congratulating the following six students for successfully completing their Master’s degrees:

  • Tsiory Safidinandrianina (pictured at left below) graduated from Antananarivo University after evaluating the socio-economic and environmental impacts of our support of income-generating activities in local communities at Bemanevika and Mahimborondro Protected Areas. This support included providing seeds for farming, beekeeping equipment, and vaccinations for poultry. 
  • Andrianandrasana Fabio Christol graduated from the University of Toliara, studying bird communities in forest patches of the Bemanevika Protected Area.
  • Mamenoarivo Julvence also graduated from the University of Toliara after examining the structure of multi-specific bird groups in forest patches of the Bemanevika Protected Area.
  • Dinafitiavana Idealy Jenny graduated from the University of Toliara, completing her work of inventorying Malagasy raptor communities and evaluating the population size of the Sooty Falcon. 
  • Victorine Rasoazafy studied lemur communities within the Andranovo forest and successfully defended her thesis at the University of Toliara. 
  • Raymond Manandahy Zafison studied the phenology of trees consumed by Von der Decken's Sifaka (Propithecus deckenii) and used by human communities in the Mandrozo Protected Area, completing his degree at the University of Toliara. 
Two photos. Left shows recent TPF-supported student Tsiory Safidinandrianina holding her diploma. Right shows TPF biologist Fabrice Seraphin posing with a group of people that includes the governor of Jersey and his wife.
courtesy of The Peregrine Fund


 

Seraphin Fabrice has been part of our Madagascar Program for four years, continuing to develop his field skills while advancing our conservation work. We’re so excited that he was selected by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to travel to the British Channel Islands for a 12-week conservation course. The Durrell Endangered Species Management Graduate Certificate (DESMAN) course is designed to equip conservation professionals with a complete range of skills to maximise their effectiveness at managing or participating in conservation projects. The knowledge Fabrice gains from the DESMAN course will not only advance his professional career but also our Madagascar Program.

In February, Fabrice checked in from the course: “This week, we have the honor to attend the Commonwealth Day Reception. We were welcomed by the Governor of Jersey in person and his wife (pictured at right above). It was an opportunity for me to meet people and share our work on biodiversity conservation and protected area management in Madagascar. I've learned a lot here. Some sharing sessions will be organized once I'm back in Madagascar.”

Conservation Leadership is a critical pillar of The Peregrine Fund’s conservation work. We invest in the future of raptor conservation through scholarships, mentoring, and training. Our Madagascar Program is exemplary of this, continually supporting graduate students and continuing education for our staff. It is how we safeguard the future of raptor populations while saving birds today.