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Author’s acknowledgements
My grateful thanks go first and foremost to my tireless, skilful, patient editor, Ed Aves, who made all the hard work a
pleasure. Huge thanks to Expert Africa’s MD Chris McIntyre and general manager Ellie Dunkels who kindly gave me the
extra time I needed to travel in Madagascar. For help with contacts and information, many thanks to my colleague Tracy
Lederer at Expert Africa, and to Lucy Chase-Gardener, Cecilia Morgan, Ian Anderson, Oliver Marshall and David Leffman.
For travel help, many thanks to Brenda Skinner at North South Travel, Carol Tumber at AviaReps, Joel Crossland at Africa Reps and Bina Damodar at Kenya Airways.
In Madagascar, dozens of people helped every day and I owe a huge debt to their assistance, but I particularly want to
thank Njato Rakotoniaina who travelled with me on the RN2, Namonja (Nirina) Tsisahiranirina in Nosy Be, Vonjy Herilanto
(Lanto) Andriantahiana for the long hours on the RN7, Njaka Ramandimbiarison of Asisten Travel, Donna Francklin
Razanadrafara for making Masoala National Park possible and Gabriel Ramandroso for guiding me in Ankarafantsika
National Park.
Also in Madagascar, special thanks to Danielle Lannie, Sarah Bartlett, Tim Tetzlaff, Peter Hanratty, Maya Moore, Karen
Freeman, Alex Zaves in Majunga, Jim Hansen in Fort Dauphin, Lisa Bass of Azafady, Patricia Bajart and Bruno Decorte of
Bakuba Concept, John Bizeray of the Palmier/Zébu Philosophe in Tuléar and the awesomely positive and well-informed
Brett Massoud.
People who shared their specialist knowledge included Wilfried Bauer and Gregory Walsh for geological insights,
Hanitrarivo Rasoanaivo for musical wisdom and generous assistance in Tana, the amazing Christina Lejman and Brian
Christie of the Arnaud Guesry Foundation orphanage in Diego Suarez, Alastair Newton and Clare Sullivan for travel tips
and help on birds and birding, Tim Wilson for sharing his paper on Jean-Luc Raharimanana, Gary Lemmer of Remote
Rivers, and botanists Quentin Luke, Peter B Phillipson and George Schatz
And of course to my wonderful family, Teresa, Alex, David and Phoebe, who once again put up with long absences and
months of semi-detachment while I worked on this Mad project, all my love and gratitude.
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