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March 04, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments

Photos: Madagascar’s wonderful and wild frogs, an interview with Sahonagasy

To save Madagascar's embattled and beautiful amphibians, scientists are turning to the web. A new site built by herpetologists, Sahonagasy, is dedicated to gathering and providing information about Madagascar's unique amphibians in a bid to save them f...

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Humans push half of the world’s primates toward extinction, lemurs in particular trouble

Of the known 634 primate species in the world 48 percent are currently threatened with extinction, making mankind's closes relatives one of the most endangered animal groups in the world. In order to bring awareness to the desperate state of

Posted in: Conservation corner, Local corner, Syndicated | Tags: africa, agriculture, animals, asia, biodiversity, climate change, conservation, deforestation, endangered species, environment, environmental politics, extinction, forestry, forests, green, hunting, islands, jeremy hance, Lemurs, logging, madagascar, mammals, mongabay, parks, pet trade, Photos, poaching, politics, primates, protected areas, rainforest, rainforest animals, rainforest conservation, Rainforest deforestation, rainforest destruction, rainforest logging, rainforests, saving species from extinction, threats to rainforests, threats to the rainforest, tropical forests, vietnam, wildlife

World’s largest golden orb weaving spider discovered in South Africa and Madagascar

Golden orb weaving spiders have been garnering media attention recently. Last year stunning photographs of a golden orb weaver eating a bird in Australia made world coverage. Now, over a century after the last legitimate species of golden orb weaver

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Tag Archives: extinction

Photos: Madagascar’s wonderful and wild frogs, an interview with Sahonagasy

Humans push half of the world’s primates toward extinction, lemurs in particular trouble

World’s largest golden orb weaving spider discovered in South Africa and Madagascar

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