Scientists in Madagascar have discovered a population of greater bamboo lemurs (Prolemur simus), a critically endangered species of primate, in an area more than 400 kilometers away from its only ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new population of rare giant mouse lemurs was discovered in southwestern Madagascar?s Ranobe forest, World Wildlife Fund said. Last year during a night survey monitoring ...

The island of Madagascar—one of the last large land masses colonized by humans—sits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the coast of East Africa. While it’s still regarded as a place of unique ...

When an area becomes overpopulated, the environment will become degraded due to the increased use of resources. Causes of environmental degradation and resource depletion vary from region to region ...

Daraina region in Madagascar. Background image from Google Earth. Climate change that took place 4,000-10,000 years ago may have contributed to the endangered status of one of Madagascar’s rarest ...

The Malagasy people of Madagascar are genetically fascinating. Despite the island's location just off the coast of Africa, it was only settled relatively recently -- a mere thousand years ago, ...

Madagascar may be a secret stronghold for coelacanths, the "living fossil" fish that were considered extinct until a fisherman caught one in 1938. That incredible first specimen hailed from the coast ...