Hanitriniaina Raharinirina, who previously worked with Wildlife Madagascar as a student researcher, has been accepted into the PhD program at the Institute of Zoology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China, under the prestigious ANSO Scholarship.
Raharinirina’s research career began through work on mouse lemurs, collecting fecal samples and ecological data at La Mananara in the Anjozorobe-Angavo Protected Area and Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve as part of a PhD collaboration studying seed dispersal.
Her doctoral research will build on that field experience while expanding into new areas, including population genomics, parasitology, and physiological stress, across a broader range of lemur species. The work will investigate how forest fragmentation affects lemur populations, with particular attention to differences between generalist and specialist species. By comparing populations in fragmented versus continuous forests, Raharinirina’s research aims to shed light on how environmental change shapes genetic diversity, adaptation, health, and long-term conservation outcomes.
Wildlife Madagascar is proud to have been part of Raharinirina’s research journey and looks forward to following her continued work in lemur conservation.