January 8th, 2015 | by James Ayre
More than 28,000 endangered lemurs (across a variety of different species) are currently illegally kept as pets in the only [&hellip
February 23rd, 2014 | by James Ayre
True Lemurs, found only on the isolated island of Madagascar, are the most endangered mammalian group on the planet — [&hellip
February 26th, 2013 | by Joshua S Hill
Two islands located east off Madagascar — Réunion and Mauritius — have recently revealed they are hiding a micro-continent that was once [&hellip
October 27th, 2011 | by Joshua S Hill
The world’s fourth largest island and the subject of quite a funny animated film, Madagascar is caught on camera by [&hellip
June 7th, 2011 | by Michael Ricciardi
As far as biodiversity 'hot spots' go, it's hard to beat Madagascar, a medium sized island off the southeast coast of Africa. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), from 1999 to 2010 some 615 new species have been discovered on the subtropical island. That list of new species is comprised of 42 invertebrates, 61 reptiles, 69 amphibians, 17 fish, 385 plants, and 41 mammals. Biologists believe that the island nation's quite ancient, geologic isolation from the mainland of Africa and the more recent separation from the Indian section of the crustal plate (about 80 mya) set the stage for its uniquely evolved biodiversity
May 30th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Tortoises can live to a ripe old age, and, apparently, they can mate to a ripe old age as well. A couple of super old tortoises at the Knoxville Zoo, Al (130 years old) and Tex (90 tears old), have been living without ladies for decades. They are male Aldabra tortoises, tortoises which are classified as threatened. Now, however, a few female tortoises from an Atlanta zoo have come to visit and Al and Tex have given them a warm welcome
February 16th, 2011 | by Joshua S Hill
NASA’s AIRS instrument aboard the Aqua satellite captured more images of Cyclone Bingiza as it moved its way across Madagascar [&hellip
January 17th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Since we had plenty of news last Friday and I was heading out of town, I decided to leave our [&hellip
August 7th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
Here’s our weekly roundup of environment and wildlife news. Enjoy
December 9th, 2008 | by Melissa Elliott
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has put out a report from Madagascar saying along the coasts, there has been a [&hellip
