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Animals News tagged with Madagascar

Lemurs Under Threat From Madagascar's 'Timber Mafia'
Animals  (tags: wildlife, News, Madagascar, lemurs, timber sale )

Katie
- 7 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Madagascar, which has been isolated from landmasses for more than 160m years, is the world's fourth largest island and a "conservation hotspot" with thousands of exotic species found only here. These include nearly 100 species of lemur, six ........
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World's Rarest Lemur Discovery in Madagascar
Animals  (tags: worlds rarest lemur, sighted, discovered, madagascar, survivor )

Simone
- 46 days ago - ecoworldly.com
Good news for the world's rarest lemur! A scientific survey has revealed that the Greater bamboo lemur, Prolemur simus, exists in more locations than previously recorded. Less than 100 Greater Bamboo Lemur were known to exist in the wild.
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Save the Lemur ! TAKE ACTION !
Animals  (tags: animals, lemurs, Madagascar, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, wildlife, wildanimals, habitat )

Cher
- 190 days ago - thepetitionsite.com
Since the mid 1980's, mining, logging, and deforestation toward economic development has devastated the habitat of Lemur, and other large and small endangered species of mammel indigenous and unique to Madagascar.
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100-200 New Amphibians Discovered in Madagascar
Animals  (tags: animals, amphibians, discovery, Madagascar, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 200 days ago - planetsave.com
A recent study documented the discovery of 100-200 new amphibian species in Madagascar.
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Fossa
Animals  (tags: animals, fossa, mongoose family, Madagascar, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 234 days ago - animals.nationalgeographic.com
Until recently scientists thought the fossa, with its feline features, was a primitive kind of cat. It's actually the largest member of the mongoose family.
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Conservationists Fear for Madagascar's Wildlife
Animals  (tags: animals, Madagascar, illegal trade, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 240 days ago - foxnews.com
The World Wide Fund for Nature, Conservation International and 11 other groups described armed men plundering lumber from national parks and smugglers taking more and more animals for sale on international markets.
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A Slow and Steady Decline
Animals  (tags: turtles, tortoises, Madagascar, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection, endangered, extinction, habitat, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 550 days ago - wcs.org
Unless major conservation measure are enacted, Madagascar's turtles and tortoises will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction, according to a recent assessment by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and other groups.
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Sifaka
Animals  (tags: sifakas, Madagascar, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 572 days ago - wcs.org
The different species of sifakas cover the island of Madagascar. The Verreaux's sifakas live in the southern 'spiny desert' region, and have adapted to the dryer climate. The other species live in the different moist forests in the highland areas.
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Scientists Map Madagascar's Unique Species
Animals  (tags: Madagascar, animals, endangered, environment, AnimalWelfare, protection, habitat, extinction, wildanimals, wildlife )

Cher
- 593 days ago - voanews.com
An international team of scientists has conducted an exhaustive survey of Madagascar's thousands of endangered plant and animal species. The information will be used to protect the creatures and vegetation that are unique to Madagascar, an island nation
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Frogzilla the Killer: The Toad Who Liked to Eat Dinosaurs for Breakfast
Animals  (tags: prehistoric toad, newly discovered, Madagascar, species, extinction, wildlife )

Cher
- 646 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Most frogs prefer a diet of flies, snails and - if they're feeling adventurous - an occasional minnow. But if you weigh 10lb and resemble a squashed beach ball, it's not surprising if your appetite stretches to something more filling.
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Madagascar's Tortoises Are Crawling Toward Extinction, Groups Say
Animals  (tags: turtles, tortoises, Madagascar, conservation, extinction, environment, endangered, AnimalWelfare, animals, protection, wildlife, wildanimals )

Cher
- 657 days ago - eurekalert.org
Madagascar's turtles and tortoises, which rank among the most endangered reptiles on earth, will continue to crawl steadily toward extinction unless major conservation measure are enacted, according to a recent assessment by the Wildlife Conservation
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Rare Victory for Madagascar Tortoises - Madagascar
Animals  (tags: Madagascar, tortoise, smugglers, Nigeria, conservationists, protection )

Chrissy
- 667 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Conservationists are celebrating a double victory over tortoise smugglers in Madagascar. Earlier this month, a Nigerian man was arrested with 300 tortoises and another 20 have been returned to their habitat after being seized on a neighbouring island.
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Lemur Conservation Foundation - Mission Statement - Our Institutional Goals Are:
Animals  (tags: wildlife, Lemurs, Conservation, Madagascar, endangered, environment, habitat, rescued, AnimalWelfare )

Thunderr
- 780 days ago - lemurreserve.org
The Lemur Conservation Foundation LCF is a small non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the primates of Madagascar through captive breeding,scientific research,education,and reintroduction. Conservation,Research,Education
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Madagascar Wildlife - New Lemur Species Discovered in Madagascar - Goodman's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus Lehilahytsara)
Animals  (tags: wildlife, endangered, investigation, Madagascar, New Species )

Thunderr
- 782 days ago - worldwildlife.org
Barely bigger than a mouse,has a white stripe on its nose,maroon,orange and white fur,and short,rounded ears.Lemurs exist only on Madagascar and are considered the most endangered of all primates.The discovery of two new species shows the importance of
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