They have wide eyes, midnight calls and an evolutionary history stretching back 60 million years. But lemurs may not survive another generation; deforestation has already erased more than half of ...

Madagascar is home to over 200,000 species of animals, making it one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. The world’s fourth-largest island is defined by its beauty, with distinct wildlife ...

Madagascar is renowned for its lemurs, which are threatened due to hunting and deforestation. Restoring native forests to ...

The radiated tortoise in Madagascar faces extinction due to poaching and illegal trade despite its long lifespan and unique ...

pt. 1. Madagascar in perspective: past and present. Introduction -- Geological time, dates, and radiocarbon dating -- An overview of the origins, geology, animal colonizatin, and modern habitats of ...

Lemurs are among the best-known representatives of Madagascar's animal kingdom. They make up more than 15 percent of all primate species living today – even though the island covers less than one ...

Seeds in Madagascar's forests are getting smaller, and new research suggests that human activities are playing a role in this shift. Researchers from the German Center for Integrative Biodiversity ...

The dogged search for a bird that many people figured had gone extinct included torrential rains, washed-out bridges, swine flu, and unrelenting obsession. Known by locals as fotsimaso, or white eye, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - After the animated lemur King Julien of "Madagascar" captured kids' attentions with his eccentricity, a new film takes them to the real, isolated world of the singing, dancing, ...