The new component parts cover almost the full range of ecological and evolutionary variation within the western forests of Madagascar from north to south, including western dry forests and ...

Now abandoned amid a landscape of tropical forests, rocky hillsides and towering mountain ridges in the southwest of Madagascar, Teniky is more than 100 miles from the nearest coast and about as ...

Alien-looking plants, chameleons, lemurs, royal tombs, and an ancient sacred fig tree: Madagascar's Sakoantovo forest is truly extraordinary. A new conservation approach combining traditional ...

Expanding agriculture by both residents and new migrants threatens the dry forest of Madagascar’s Menabe Antimena Protected Area. The ongoing deforestation also threatens the livelihoods of ...

The park was created in 1962 and has been administered by the Madagascar National Parks authority since 1997. It includes ...

So what's to fear in the Malagasy forest? Lots. Peter Tyson is online producer of NOVA and author of The Eighth Continent: Life, Death, and Discovery in the Lost World of Madagascar (William ...

A trip to Madagascar’s Andrefana Dry Forests is like stepping into an ancient and surreal world. As soon as you set foot in this secluded region of southwest Madagascar, you will be swept away ...

The Mongoose Lemur is one of the two lemur species found on the Comoro Islands as well as in Madagascar; it has a very limited distribution, the exact extent of which is unknown. It is found in dry ...

I’m Céline De Caluwé, 25 years old, from Belgium. I volunteered in Madagascar (Ivohibe) from October 2012-January 2013. It was a unique experience, both on professional as on personal level. I will ...

In the tropical dry forests of Madagascar, the baobab tree plays a vital role. It’s especially important during times of drought, which all forest-dwellers have had to adapt to. The majestic ...

There are 19 national parks throughout the island that protect a wide variety of Madagascar’s unique environments: rainforests, coastal ecosystems, tropical forests, dry forests, alpine plateaus ...

This remarkable new ... Less Severe Forest Fires Can Reduce Intensity of Future Blazes Aug. 19, 2024 — Low- and moderate-severity forest wildfires can reduce the intensity of future fires ...