The western Indian Ocean, especially the waters between Madagascar and mainland Africa, may be among the world's most biodiverse for coral species, according to a new study in PLOS ONE. Conducting dive surveys in the region for nearly a decade,
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September 25, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Coral diversity off Madagascar among the world’s highest
September 05, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Deforestation is killing Madagascar’s coral reefs
Sediment carried by rivers draining deforested areas in Madagascar is smothering local coral reefs, increasing the incidence of disease and suppressing growth, report new studies.
February 27, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Scientists recommend marine protected areas for Madagascar
With the government of Madagascar planning to increase marine protected areas by one million hectares, a group of researchers have laid out flexible recommendations in a new study in the open access journal PLoS ONE. The researchers employed four diffe...
May 23, 2011 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Photos: the top ten new species discovered in 2010
If we had to characterize our understanding of life on Earth as either ignorant or knowledgeable, the former would be most correct. In 250 years of rigorous taxonomic work researchers have cataloged nearly two million species, however scientists estima...
November 15, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Thousands of marine turtles slaughtered in Madagascar for food
Over 10,000 marine turtles are being killed in one region of Madagascar for food every year, according to a new study in Animal Conservation. Although fishing for marine turtles is illegal, it has not stopped local artisanal fishermen from pursuing
October 14, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Flickr reveals longest whale migration
Communal photo sharing site, Flickr, has allowed researchers to discover the longest migration by a whale yet recorded. Ten years ago a female humpback whale swam from Brazil to Madagascar, covering around 6,090 miles (9,800 kilometers). The migration ...
May 23, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Photos: the penis-like mushroom and other top 10 new species of 2009
The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University has released its annual top 10 list of new species discovered last year. This time the list includes a two inch penis-like mushroom, a minnow named after Bram Stoker's worl...
April 22, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
World failing on every environmental issue: an op-ed for Earth Day
The biodiversity crisis, the climate crisis, the deforestation crisis: we are living in an age when environmental issues have moved from regional problems to global ones. A generation or two before ours and one might speak of saving the beauty
April 22, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
World failing on every environmental issue: an op-ed for Earth Day
The biodiversity crisis, the climate crisis, the deforestation crisis: we are living in an age when environmental issues have moved from regional problems to global ones. A generation or two before ours and one might speak of saving the beauty
January 20, 2010 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Natural rafts carried Madagascar’s unique wildlife to its shores
Imagine, forty million years ago a great tropical storm rises up on the eastern coast of Africa. Hundreds of trees are blown over and swept out to sea, but one harbors something special: inside a dry hollow rests a small
