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Stories about: Madagascar |
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During the first 3 months of this year, over 1,000 critically endangered tortoises have been seized by authorities who helped rescue them from trafficking attempts.
The tortoises were all native to Madagascar, which is why several NGOs are now asking that Malagasy authorities and high officials take immediate actio... |
18 April 2013
09:41 GMT |
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The news has just broken that more than half of Madagascar is now dealing with a major locusts infestation that very much resembles the biblical plague.
Due to the fact that these insects are well known for their ability to feed on whopping amounts (i.e. about 100,000 metric tons) of vegetation and crops on a dail... |
29 March 2013
05:42 GMT |
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The latest issue of the International Journal of Primatology witnessed the publication of a study documenting the discovery of two new mouse lemur species in Madagascar's eastern regions.
Wildlife researchers explain that Microcebus marohita weighs an average 78 grams (2.75 ounces), and that its body weight od... |
27 March 2013
16:41 GMT |
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Just recently, high officials in Madagascar decided that is was high time to create a new wildlife sanctuary in this country. Thus, a relatively large area was set aside for biodiversity conservation, and was declared to constitute the Makira Natural Park.
The Wildlife Conservation Society salutes this decision and... |
20 August 2012
07:16 GMT |
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A short video recently made public sheds some light on the life of blind creatures living in some of Madagascar's underwater caves.
The video focuses on the blind shrimp, an eyeless creature that uses its antennas to locate food scattered around its natural habitat. Because no light ever reaches it, this parti... |
13 July 2012
05:05 GMT |
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Just today, the Centre Valbio research facility, located at the edge of Madagascar's rainforest, was officially inaugurated.
Its construction, which lasted for about ten years, involved using only green materials found in the nearby regions.
As well as this, the center is powered by means of renewable energy... |
3 July 2012
10:22 GMT |
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Despite its proximity to Africa, the original continent for our species, the large island of Madagascar was not settled until about 1,200 years ago, making it one of the last natural bastions to be conquered by humans. New studies show a group of just 30 Indonesian women populated this land.
Scientists have always ... |
21 March 2012
14:21 GMT |
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Vulnerable creatures on the verge of extinction end up on the dinner tables of malnourished children from poor nations all across the Globe. The situation appears to be very delicate especially in Madagascar, where cute furry lemurs are seen as a mere source of iron and protein by natives.
Apparently, their alarming... |
29 November 2011
10:33 GMT |
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A massive island located to the east of the African coast is proving to be one of the most interesting hot spots for finding new species. Since 1999, experts managed to identify more than 615 new species living on the island. A new species is discovered in Madagascar, on average, about once per week. This rhythm has ... |
6 June 2011
03:03 GMT |
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16,000 endangered turtles are captured every year by villagers in a single region of Madagascar, despite a government ban, according to a new research carried out by the University of Exeter and Blue Ventures Conservation.“We conducted this study because we know this small-scale, artisanal fishing is going on d... |
12 November 2010
08:47 GMT |
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The newest carnivore, known as Durrell's vontsira, or Salanoia durrelli, is a cat-sized mammal that has been identified very fast as being a new species, and its discoverers say that it is also one of the most threatened animals in the world.The little beast was found hiding in the Lac Alaotra wetlands in centra... |
12 October 2010
02:29 GMT |
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According to a new scientific survey from the Turtle Survival Alliance (TSA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), it would appear that the radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) is rapidly approaching extinction. The animal, which is endemic to Madagascar, the large island on the eastern coast of Africa, is c... |
6 April 2010
04:50 GMT |
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) announces the discovery of a population of very rare giant mouse lemurs on the island of Madagascar. Popularized by the movie of the same name, the island, off the Eastern coast of Africa, is currently the only known place where this species lives. The WWF researchers discovered this par... |
26 March 2010
06:12 GMT |
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Until recently, few people would have thought of using “Madagascar” and “Firefox” in the same sentence, but since the latest code name for the latter was released, this no longer seems an unlikely phrase. For those of you who do not know, the 3.6 version of Firefox is called Namoroka, named af... |
18 December 2009
07:15 GMT |
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A new species of extinct giant lemurs was recently discovered in Madagascar, off the coast of southeastern Africa. A new report states that this was the first species to be added to the genus in more than a century, which makes this discovery all the more important. The new “addition” has been speculated ... |
29 May 2009
18:01 GMT |
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Before the human settlement on the island, around 200 AD, the island of Madagascar (off eastern Africa) was inhabited by huge birds weighing one half of a tonne and huge lemurs as big as gorillas. Lemurs are the most primitive primates and, even today, Madagascar still represents their heaven, the island comprising t... |
7 April 2008
03:50 GMT |
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World's largest frog is the African Goliath frog (Conraua goliath) from central Africa: 13 in (33 cm) in body length (legs excluded), and weighs up to 7 lb (3 kg). But a newly discovered fossil frog from Madagascar dwarfed it: the armored amphibian had a body 16-inch (40 cm) long (and probably weighed around 5 ... |
19 February 2008
02:49 GMT |
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Madagascar is a video game of the action-adventure genre released in 2005 by Toys for Bob. The game is based on the animated movie of the same name. Madagascar: Operation Penguin was next to be released on the Game Boy Advance. It is about a group of animals named Marty- a zebra, Alex- a lion, Gloria- a hippo,and Mel... |
11 January 2008
17:06 GMT |
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Based on the highly anticipated animated feature film from DreamWorks, Madagascar is the only game that lets players enter the world of four hilarious Central Park Zoo animals-a personality-packed crew made up of a lion, zebra, giraffe and hippo. Players must master each animal's natural skills while adventuring... |
4 January 2008
10:45 GMT |
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Play as zany Zoosters and embark on a crazy adventure from New York City to the wild island of Madagascar in the only game based on the highly anticipated animated film from DreamWorks. Enter the world of personality-packed Central Park Zoo animals, including a lion, zebra, giraffe, hippo, and their penguin sidekicks... |
26 March 2007
08:04 GMT |
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