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P A G E 2
Bushmeat Poster Created and Distributed
Continued
J U L Y 2 0 1 3
V O L . 2 , N O . 2
(Kevin Schafer, Inaki Relanzon, and Kurt
Baumgartner), the ngo Madagasikara
Voakajy, and Jeff Gibbs. Thanks to all!
Our team has distributed the poster to
schools, and posted it in other central
locations of villages and towns. The
text was carefully created by Erik and
Lanto and Madagascar National Parks,
with input from other Malagasy
colleagues in the region. Our goal was
to stimulate thought about killing and
consuming local wildlife, without
sounding insulting or condescending.
The text is written in the regional
dialect (tsimihety) of Malagasy, and
was vetted repeatedly with locals
before declaring a final version. Now
that the first wave of posters are out
and posted, the feedback has been
positive, from adults to youth. In fact
Erik and Lanto were asked why we had
not put out such a poster years ago!
Many thanks to Louise for her
expertise and patience in creating the
poster. To see more of Louise’s
exquisite photos, take a look at
We are hopeful
that in conjunction with some of our
other project activities, the posters will
make a difference in the SAVA region
bushmeat trade.
Translation of Anti-bushmeat Poster
We inherited healthy forests from our ancestors, complete with all
the lemurs, birds and other animals that live there.
Shouldn’t some of that forest remain undisturbed for our children?
The magnificent and unique animals of Madagascar should not be
eaten, nor be kept as pets in your house.
Anti-bushment posters displayed at SAVA region businesses.
Photos by Lanto Andrianandrasana