Advertising: Madagascar’s Carnivores with Miru Adventures, Patrick Richard & Jon Hall
Madagascar is on every mammalwatcher’s bucket list. This extraordinary island requires multiple trips to do justice to and is somewhere that ought to be visited sooner rather than later. The forest, and the unique wildlife, are disappearing and every mammalwatching trip there can help protect what is still left.
When most people think of Madagascar they think of lemurs. But the island is home to much more, including the entire Eupleridae family of carnivores which comprises seven species (if you follow my taxonomy). All of them are top tier mammals.
This tour has been designed to search for these seven carnivores. We have good chances to find five or them and I’m optimistic of seeing a sixth, the bizarre looking Falanouc. The Brown-tailed Vontsira possible too, though more difficult, as we criss-cross the island to take in Tsimanampetsotsa National Park, Kirindy Forest and the Masoala Peninsula and elsewhere.
Ring-tailed Vontsira
Of course there should be a wide supporting cast of lemurs, tenrecs, bats and rats along the way, but I thought it would be important – in the spirit of diversity, equity and inclusion – to put the spotlight on the carnivores for once. So far as I know this is the first carnivore-centric tour of the island.
Full details are in the attached brochure.
This 17 day tour is being organised on the ground by local guide Patrick Richard, who has run some very successful trips since I last travelled with him in 2022. We will be a small group (eight including Patrick and me).
Dates September 19 – October 5 2026, with an optional three day post tour extension to look for Indris and other mammals in Andasibe.
You can book direct with Miru Adventures here.
Madagascar Carnivores
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