Deadly Mission Madagascar

Eight ordinary children from the UK travel to the frontline of conservation in Madagascar. Witnessing the dangers threatening the wildlife, they learn what can be done to try and make a difference. The team arrive in Madagascar and straight away track down two of the world's rarest lemurs. They a...

The team meet up with a conservation group looking at the super cool sucker footed bats and help out with their research. They discover the unexpected, yet vital role that wildlife plays, before meeting up with the local school kids and leaving something behind that will remind them of their time...

The team head west to Ranomafana, Madagascar's most famous National Park. To get there they have to kayak down river and work as a team for the first time. They then split into teams and `bio blitz' two areas - one that has once been disturbed by people and the other entirely pristine - to see wh...

The kids want to find out if a National Park can not only benefit the wildlife but the local people too. They split into teams, with one group encountering a rare Malagasy treat whilst the others learn that conservation is not just important in Madagascar but that it can have a global impact.

The team head North towards Ankarafantsika wildlife reserve, where they hope to find a way of stopping animals from becoming extinct. They meet the conservationists running captive breeding programmes for two reptiles that are found nowhere else on Earth. Finally the team ends up returning some o...

The largest predator in Madagascar is a strange animal called a Fossa, which is actually the largest mongoose in the world. The trouble is they are very hard to find. The team join up with an Earth Watch project and their leader, who has been studying the Fossa for years. The team start to unders...

The team head to a tiny island paradise off the east coast called Ile St Marie, to face their next set of challenges. First up is the Humpback whale. Here they set out with a conservation group called Cetemada to discover how these whales can really benefit the local people.

Reefs are being damaged and spoilt all over the world and Madagascar is not immune. The team carry out a reef survey to see what state the reef is here and it is mixed news; some of it is quite damaged, but why? To find out the answers they split into boys and girls teams and come face-to-face wi...

Eilidh heads out on an expedition of her very own to discover a way to help the reef. Artificial reefs could well hold the key. With another issue tackled, their time in Madagascar is fast running out, so the entire team set off back to the mainland. They have only three days left; can they do so...

With only two days left in Madagascar the team suffer a setback, but help is at hand in the furry forms of Lemurs to remind them all why they have come here in the first place. With some hard work and a little help from some local kids they set about completing their final goal. Can they really h...

The team heads north towards Ankarafantsika wildlife reserve, where they hope to find a way of stopping animals from becoming extinct. They meet the conservationists running captive breeding programmes for two reptiles that are found nowhere else on Earth. Finally the team ends up returning some ...