Before leaving for Madagascar, I was looking at some information Devin put together on the Andapa District and the Antanetiambo Private Reserve. Devin linked a website called the Lemur Conservation Network (LCN) and I was able to read about a man named Desiré Rabary. He was so concerned for what he was seeing happen in his area that he started his own reserve to help Lemurs and other endemic animals, by purchasing and protecting land and restoring habitat. In 2010, He received an international conservation award called the Seacology Prize, which included a $10,000 cash award. Instead of spending the cash on himself, he bought more land to expand the Antanetambo Private Reserve which he had started with his own money made by guiding people to visit Silky Sifakas in Marojejy National Park. In 2022 we visited the park. I saw and was able to get photos of the Sifakas on two different occasions then. We saw many other animals that you can read about on this website by clicking here. I didn’t know about Mr. Rabary in 2022, but I was very impressed by the post and the linked video presentation on LCN’s website, which you can read about and watch by clicking here. I highly recommend you watch the video. I was eager to meet him (pictured above at his reserve) and hear more about his inspiring story. He guided us through the bamboo forest and we photographed many animals and plants, which you can see by clicking here. He has demonstrated that one person can make a difference and inspire meaningful change.
a gentle imperative with a simple goal
