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Nutrition in indri
Nutrition in Indri
$1,150 raised
Fundraising goal: $3,800
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This initiative will remain open for donations until December 31st, 2025. If the campaign is partially supported, we will scale the scope of the initiative to align with available funds while still supporting Tsiky Mamy. If this happens, we will update the website in early January.
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Update: Thanks to a private donation, we can reduce the goal of this project from $5000 to $4200!
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Update: Thanks to a private donation, we can reduce the goal of this project from $4200 down to $3800!
An indri at Ambohidray
Landscapes at Ambohidray
Sifakas in the same fragments
An indri at Ambohidray
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Mentors: Fanomezana Ratsoavina
& Lydia Greene
PhD Student: Tsiky Mamy
Razafimanantsoa
Timeline: Sept 2025 - Apr 2026
Background: The indri, one of Madagascar's iconic lemurs, is critically endangered and lives only in the eastern rainforests. Ambohidray is one site where wild indri currently live; however the forest is quite fragmented and many social groups are confined to small habitats. In this initiative, we aim to better understand the lives of indri (and sympatric diademed sifakas) in the forest fragments of Ambohidray. Specifically, we will track their activity patterns and foraging behavior, and determine the identity and nutritional content of their top foods in two seasons. These results will help us understand how indri meet their energetic and nutritional requirements in forest fragments.​
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Outcomes: This initiative will contribute to Tsiky Mamy's PhD thesis. Importantly, Tsiky Mamy has already collected relevant behavioral data in the rainy season and sampled the top foods for nutritional profiling; we here request support to cover data and sample collection in the dry season and for plant nutritional analysis.
For supporters interested in more details, please email us at madagap.inc@gmail.com. We would be happy to send information or a full proposal.
Itemized budget: $5,000 USD
Stipends: $1,350
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Student stipend = already funded
Local team stipend ($5/person/day x 90 days x (2 guides + 1 cook)) = $1350
Transportation (Tana - Ambohidray - Tana x 2): $220​
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Car rental ($60/day x 2 days) = $120
Gas ($50/day x 2 days) = $100
​Field work & gear: $920
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Food for the team ($200/month x 3 months) = $600
Camping gear (sleeping bag, flashlights) = $120
Administrative fees for permit and local association = $200
Plant nutritional analysis : $2,510
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Consumables (tubes, ziplocks, etc.) = $110
Standard chemistry package for fiber, sugar, protein, fat, ash, water, and more ($120/sample x 20 samples) = $2,400
To support our work by check, please mail to: MadaGap, Inc | 111 Plantation Dr. | Durham, NC, 27712
For a tax-deductible receipt or to support our work by an alternate method, email us at madagap.inc@gmail.com
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