Save the Joba Mena : an investigation in Madagascar - mobile exhibition

Based on the true story of a major international investigation that began in November 2012 at London Zoo, Save the Joba Mena takes us from London to Madagascar with a thrilling tale that also presents an extraordinary human adventure involving scientists, aquarists, and the inhabitants of the Great Red Island.

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During the three-week expedition, the team travelled many kilometres by road, hiked countless paths and inspected seven rivers in search of a female Joba Mena fish, with the sole purpose of creating a back-up population that could potentially save the critically endangered species from extinction.

Illustrated by comic-book artist Singeon, the mobile exhibition invites the public to join the rescue mission alongside Brian Zimmerman, curator at the London Zoo Aquarium and the inspiration behind the venture.

Objectives

  • Discover how a scientific conservation mission on an endangered species operates.
  • Better understand the relations between humans and the environment, notably as concerns issues of deforestation, introduction of invasive species, drying up of rivers, along with preservation of natural habitats and species, and reasoned exploitation of resources.
  • Provide keys to reflect on what action can be taken in response to destruction of the natural environment.

In practice :

  • 17 roll-up panels, 100 x 200 cm.