After a final sighting in 1991, the Madagascar pochard was thought to have vanished for good. But this diving duck was rediscovered in 2006 when a flock of 22 individuals was found on Lake Matsaborimena in northern Madagascar by conservationists
Tag Archives: happy-upbeat environmental
March 12, 2013 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Dozens of tropical trees awarded new protections at CITES
Numerous species of rosewood and ebony from Madagascar, Latin America, and Southeast Asia were granted protection today at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Bangkok, Thailand. The ruling comes one day after CITES gr...
November 13, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Greater bamboo lemur removed from ‘most endangered primates’ list
Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur has been removed from the list of the world's 25 most endangered primates after conservationists discovered previously unknown populations of the rare creature, according to the Aspinall Foundation, a charity that set ...
November 13, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Greater bamboo lemur removed from ‘most endangered primates’ list
Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur has been removed from the list of the world's 25 most endangered primates after conservationists discovered previously unknown populations of the rare creature, according to the Aspinall Foundation, a charity that set ...
August 17, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Madagascar gets biggest protected area
Madagascar officially designated its largest protected area in a region renowned for its tropical rainforests and rich diversity of wildlife, including 20 species of lemurs, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a group that was instrumental...
July 03, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Cutting-edge research center opens in Madagascar rainforest
A high-tech research center opened today on the edge of a rainforest in Madagascar. The facility, known as the Centre Valbio, will support efforts to study Madagascar's unique wildlife, deliver health care to impoverished communities, and understand li...
April 19, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Mad frog bonanza: up to 36 new frogs discovered in tiny Madagascar forest
A forest less than half the size of Manhattan sports an astounding number of frogs, according to a new paper in Biodiversity Conservation. Two surveys of Madagascar's Betampona Nature Reserve, which covers 2,228 hectares, has uncovered 76 unique frogs,...
April 06, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Baby boom: 18 of the world’s rarest duck born
The global population of one of the world's rarest birds just increased 43 percent. The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is reporting that 18 Madagascar pochards — the world's rarest duck — hatched and are now being reared at a facility
February 20, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Innovative conservation: wild silk, endangered species, and poverty in Madagascar
For anyone who works in conservation in Madagascar, confronting the complex difficulties of widespread poverty is a part of the job. But with the wealth of Madagascar's wildlife rapidly diminishing— such as lemurs, miniature chameleons, and hedge...
July 30, 2011 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Picture of the day: beach on a tropical island paradise
Beach on Nosy Mangabe, a tropical island paradise for wildlife enthusiasts.
