Tahiry has been an associate researcher in the Ankafobe Forest since 2012. He is affiliated with the
Sohisika Association and is from the local community, living in Andranofeno Sud, a village close to
Ankafobe. His main task at Ankafobe is to assist visiting researchers in their studies. His other
responsibilities include invasive species eradication, monitoring forest restoration experiments in the
field under the supervision of the ecological restoration leader, monitoring permanent plots of
Ankafobe forest and performing as team leader of the fire rangers. Tahiry is passionate about science,
often assists local seed collectors and is skilled in phenology monitoring.