Join Stony Brook Uni's Winter 2027 Study Abroad program from January 1st-20th & work with experts in #primatology, field ecology, sustainability & more... all while being located in one of #Madagascar's most unique tropical rainforests. Find out more: icte_general@stonybrook.edu

A new #nursery was built on October 19th in Kianjanomby to facilitate the cultivation of seedlings destined to the Forest Corridor Project. This project aims to establish forest corridors between #forest fragments found in villages of Ifanadiana with #RNP. Supported by The Dutch Zoo Association.

Come celebrate World Lemur Day with the Young Environmentalists Society 🌿 Join this year’s celebrations on Friday October 30 2026 (4pm to 5.30pm) at The South Fork Natural History Museum in Long Island. Registration required ⬇️ sofo.org/calendar/

Centre ValBio Annual Report 2025 🎉 The Centre ValBio 2025 Annual Report is now available for download! See the exciting discoveries and advances in research and conservation we accomplished in 2025 (link in bio) ⬇️ tr.ee/5OA0ul6AK-

Make sure to look where you walk when visiting #Ranomafana National Park. You could be wandering straight past one of the smallest #chameleons in the world. Brookesia superciliaris can be found in the rainforests of south-east #Madagascar, and is easily confused with leaf litter 👁️ 📸: Haoyu Zhang

Dr Patricia Wright received the distinguished Doshi Family Bridgebuilder Award on September 17th at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles 🎖️

8 students from the #SBU Study Abroad fall program accompanied our Environmental Education team to visit a primary school in #Ranomafana. This initiative aimed to educate children about the diverse #lemur species inhabiting RNP & raise awareness about the importance of protecting #rainforests.

#Congratulations to Dr. Patricia Wright for being honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the African #Primatological Institute on September 11th 2026, in recognition of her 40-year contribution to #lemur research and conservation. 📸: Noel Rowe

Guess the species⁉️ Do you know your Ranomafana National Park lemur species? We’ll give you a few hints: it feeds on bamboo and the colour of its coat features in its common name 💛 Comment on the species name below ⬇️ 📸 credit: Lan Yao

CVB’s Mobile #Health Team has been actively collaborating with Rutgers University’s #Bergey Lab team to carry out joint field expeditions in #Ranomafana communities with the aim to improve access to primary health care services for local populations & facilitate #research on respiratory #infections.

Catholic Relief Services returned for their biennial visit to CVB. CRS has been partnering since 2019 with CVB on the SPICES program. This initiative aims to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers while restoring degraded landscapes through market-driven, nature-based agroforestry practices.

Our #Restoration Ecology team has been hard at work on the Forest Corridor Project these past months, growing 984 #saplings in our #nurseries and planting them in the village of Kianjanomby with the help of 60 villagers. Thank you to The Dutch Zoo Association for their support of this project.

Happy International Primate Day 🐒 Did you know lemurs are the most endangered group of primates in the world? More than 90% of 112 lemur species are at risk of extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting, illegal trapping, climate change & invasive species. 📸: Chloé Décobert

Colorado State University summer 2026 study abroad program 🐏 In July we hosted a 10-day visit from students involved in the #Colorado State Uni Study Abroad program. This year the CSU students focused on mouse lemur trapping as well as learning insect and plant collection methods. 📸 Brooke Squires

The Blue #Coua 💙🐦 One of the most striking birds to be found in #Ranomafana National Park, the blue coua (Coua caerulea) is an endemic species to Madagascar and belongs to the cuckoo family. But unlike other cuckoos, blue couas build their own nests & don’t display parasitic behaviour. 📸 Haoyu Zhang

World Mosquito Day 🦟 Today we would like to celebrate the efforts of CVB’s doctors and nurses who treat mosquito-borne cases, like malaria, in the field each month in the Ranomafana region.

The Croucher Foundation’s visit to Madagascar ✈️ What an honour it was for CVB to welcome representatives from The Croucher Foundation this July, including Dr. Timothy Cox, Dr. Artur Ekert, Dr. Paul Lehner, Dr. Alice Wong, Sophia Zhu Yibing and David Foster.  📸 credit: Dr. Patricia Wright

A #Ranomafana National Park favourite ❤️‍🔥 Male red-bellied #lemurs are characterized by their striking white ‘teardrop’ markings and distinct red bellies, which set them apart from the females. This species exhibits sexual dichromatism, meaning that males & females have different appearances.

A visit from CultureConnect 🎶 We were delighted to welcome 8 CultureConnect students and their 2 chaperones at #CVB from June 30th-10th. This program provides American high school students with an immersive experience in #biodiversity #conservation, scientific #research, and community development.

A symbol of Ranomafana National Park 🍂 The satanic leaf-tailed #gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) is certainly one of the most sought-out animals of the central tropical rainforests of #Madagascar. Due to its remarkable resemblance to dry leaves, it is also one of the hardest to spot.  📸: Haoyu Zhang

Happy World Nature #Conservation Day 🌱 Today we recognise the amazing work that the staff of CVB undertake on a daily basis to conserve #biodiversity in and around #Ranomafana. It takes more than a village to protect a forest. The more villages involved, the more forest we can protect… and restore!

The dividing of the rice 🍚 It’s thanks to dedicated expedition cooks like Maro that our research teams are able to continue their work in the heart of the #Malagasy #rainforest. A heartfelt thank you to all our hardworking field staff. Without them, #research would simply not be possible.

Whether you are a #researcher, a staff member, a #student, or a day visitor, we would be delighted to see the photos and videos you have taken in the field, in #Ranomafana National Park, in the surrounding region or on the CVB campus.  Tag @centrevalbio or #centrevalbio to be featured!

Centre ValBio from the clouds ☁️ Nestled within Ranomafana National Park, one of Madagascar’s most unique and biologically rich rainforests, Centre ValBio is one of the world’s leading research centres for biodiversity and conservation. www.stonybrook.edu/.../visi.../... 📸 credit: Haoyu Zhang