The Peregrine Fund’s commitment to leadership means investing in the next generation of conservationists, and our Madagascar program leads by example. We don’t just conduct research; we fund scholarships, mentor students, train field biologists, and create a global network of passionate professionals committed to protecting our planet's most vulnerable species and ecosystems.

A student holding a diploma posing with six people in academic dress.

Fabrice Séraphin

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Student Support

Our Madagascar Program has mentored and financially supported over 130 university students who have obtained bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in ecology and biodiversity conservation.

Madagascar Program Director Lily-Arison Rene de Roland showing something to a group of students.

The Peregrine Fund

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Field Course

In 2022, the Madagascar Program developed a field techniques course for undergraduate students from the Department of Biodiversity and Ecology at the University of Toliara. The week-long course teaches students about data collection in the field and includes techniques in ornithology, primatology, herpetology, entomology, and botany. The field school has trained over 150 students.

Members of The Peregrine Fund's leadership and Madagascar teams pose for a photo in the field.

Evan Buechley

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Mentorship

Madagascar Program Director Dr. Lily-Arison Rene de Roland has mentored hundreds of students in his time with The Peregrine Fund, but before Lily became the expert, he relied on Madagascar & West Indies Conservation Director Russell Thorstrom as an early mentor in the 1990s. With our extensive history of conservation leadership, The Peregrine Fund is responsible for creating multiple generations of new mentors, continuing to further our knowledge of raptor conservation.

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