A collective effort
Organizing field days with the teams, sharing instructions and debriefing on return to maintain continuity in monitoring.
Wildlife conservation · 2023–2026
Listening to sifakas.
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Field assistant · Ankoatsifaka, Madagascar
Understanding wildlife,
up close.
At Ankoatsifaka, in Kirindy Mitea National Park, I helped monitor Verreaux’s sifakas. Observing group life and recording vocalizations helps us better understand their interactions.
Observe, record,
preserve the context.
Careful field records
Contributing to field observations, assisting with capture and release operations, and installing devices to record the sounds of the forest.
Data ready for analysis
Cleaning and organizing data, contributing to writing and exploring methods for analysing vocalizations.
A voice in
a threatened forest.
Studying sifakas’ interactions and calls provides insights into their responses and needs. This knowledge can support long-term monitoring and help explain why their habitat matters.
My role: contributing to this research through attentive monitoring and carefully organized observations.
Further reading: Fichtel, 2011 · Sifaka alarm calls
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