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The Caméléon Center Conservation has reached a significant milestone in the development of its scientific and educational approach: two students have just successfully completed their Master’s theses, which were carried out as part of our research and conservation projects in the Vohimana Reserve, in eastern Madagascar. These first degrees are a concrete illustration of one of the CCC’s fundamental pillars: training a new generation of researchers capable of working both

Today, the Caméléon Center Conservation is taking a new step forward in sharing its scientific work. From now on, you can follow the movements of the Parson’s chameleons being studied in the heart of the Vohimana Reserve in Madagascar directly on our website.

This month, the Caméléon Center Conservation is hosting three students from the Toulouse National Veterinary School – Lila Chopin, Charlotte Soto and Gabriel Salvy – for an internship focused on one of our most innovative projects: the Pinocchio Mission. This work forms part of the research programme dedicated to the Calumma pinocchio chameleon, a recently described species endemic to the Vohimana rainforest in Madagascar. Due to its extremely limited range and growing pre

Tracking wildlife is always a scientific challenge, particularly when it comes to reliably identifying individuals. For many species, tracking relies on the use of tags, marks or transponders. But what can be done when animals are too small to be fitted with such devices without risk? Artificial intelligence for non-invasive monitoring

Over the years, our missions have multiplied, scientific monitoring has become more structured, and local collaborations have been strengthened. One thing has become clear: in order to sustain this momentum, CCC needed to have a permanent local operational presence. This has now been achieved with the official opening of the CCC representative office in Madagascar.

At the end of November 2025, the Chameleon Conservation Centre (CCC) launched a new chameleon inventory project in the Iaroka Forest, located in eastern Madagascar, in the heart of the Ankeniheny–Zahamena forest corridor. After the first two months of fieldwork, the results confirm the high scientific and conservation value of this site.

The CCC is kicking off the year with the announcement of its very first new project for 2026: Mission Pinocchio, dedicated to the study and conservation of the Calumma pinocchio chameleon, a recently described species already considered one of the most emblematic of Vohimana in Madagascar.

CCC has just opened a new chapter in its activities with the launch of its first field mission dedicated to chameleons in the Iaroka Forest in Madagascar. Located in the Ankeniheny–Zahamena Corridor, this forest remains largely unknown despite its ecological richness. Thanks to collaboration agreements signed with VOI Iaroka and IMPACT Madagascar, our teams can now carry out a comprehensive study and conservation programme there.

Research work continues in the Vohimana Reserve! Since early November, Corentin Schürch, a Master's student in biology at the University of Neuchâtel, has joined our field team for three months of fieldwork dedicated to studying Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii parsonii).

Read our article on the "aux caméléons de Vohimana"  in Madagascar in the latest issue of Gecko magazine. Since 2023, this project has been led by Caméléon Center Conservation in partnership with Paris Zoo (National Museum of Natural History) and the NGO L'Homme et l'Environnement.

In May and June 2025, two missions to study and inventory chameleons and other reptiles were launched in the Makay massif in southwestern Madagascar. In collaboration with the Naturevolution association, these expeditions aim to update the list of known species and train eco-guards in the massif with the support of eco-volunteers.

We are delighted to introduce Dr Angelinah René De Roland, a new member of our conservation team! A Madagascan biologist and teacher-researcher at the University of Toliara, Angelinah supervises several Master 2 students as part of their research into the ecology and conservation of Madagascan fauna.

Caméléon Center Conservation (CCC) is proud to announce the launch of a ground-breaking and ambitious scientific mission in the Vohimana reserve in Madagascar. For an entire year, an international, multidisciplinary team will be closely monitoring the world's largest chameleon: Parson's Chameleon (Calumma parsonii).

The first mission to inventory chameleons and other reptiles in the Makay massif has just begun, marking a key milestone in our research and conservation programme in this largely unexplored region of Madagascar. Led by the NGO Naturevolution, which has been active in Makay for several years, in collaboration with Caméléon Center Conservation, this project aims to better document the herpetological richness of this unique massif and strengthen local skills for its preservatio

Come celebrate with us the Parson's chameleon (Calumma parsonii), a discreet giant of Madagascar's rainforests threatened by deforestation. This festive day will mark the end of the temporary exhibition at MUZOO (La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland) and highlight our conservation programme for the world's largest chameleon.

Our team is launching a unique study on the microbiota of Calumma parsonii, between the rainforest and zoos.

After four inventory sessions between 2023 and 2024, a fifth session has just started in the Vohimana reserve!

The signing of a cooperation agreement between our association and VOI Iaroka marks the creation of a new research and conservation project

With the help of local guides, over 200 chameleons were observed and measured, enabling data to be collected on their habitat, distribution

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new project to inventory chameleons and other reptiles in the Makay Massif with Naturevolution.