Madagascar has been isolated from mainland Africa and Asia for more than 80 million years and has developed a distinctive flora and fauna, with more than 90% of its species endemic to the island ...

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered tortoises and lemurs home to Madagascar in a landmark victory against animal trafficking, with the first batch on its way on Saturday. The ...

An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound ...

Conservation in Madagascar. UK teenagers investigate the causes of deforestation threatening the habitat of the lemur.

Madagascar is a place full of unusual animals because it was isolated from other landmasses so long ago. Now scientists have learned more about a crocodile that once lived among humans and sported ...

For centuries, stories circulated about enormous birds linked to distant islands and unexplored lands. Some travellers heard ...

Madagascar, the world’s fourth-largest island, is a haven of unparalleled biodiversity, both on land and in its surrounding waters. Nestled off the southeast coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, the ...

When you’re on the lookout for lemurs — the unusually cute and endangered group of primates found only on the African island of Madagascar — it helps to have good eyes (lemurs are small), sharp ears ...

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Madagascar is renowned for its unique and varied biodiversity, which spans dry grasslands, wet rain forests, mangroves and deserts. This variety, combined with the island's isolation and size, has ...

90% of the plants and animals on Madagascar are found nowhere else on Earth, but this treasure trove of evolution is under serious threat due to habitat loss, over-hunting, and climate change. In this ...

Madagascar is renowned for its unique and varied biodiversity, which spans dry grasslands, wet rain forests, mangroves and deserts. This variety, combined with the island's isolation and size, has ...