With leaders from UC Berkeley and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, the team examined and tallied more than 2,300 living species of plants and animals found only on Madagascar.

Nearly 90 percent of its flora and fauna are found nowhere else on the planet. But economically Madagascar is one of the poorest countries; many inhabitants live on less than $2 a day.

In Madagascar, lemurs are one of the most at risk species, as are shrew tenrecs. There are 105 recognised species of lemur, of which 24 are critically endangered, 49 are endangered, 20 are ...

Animals populated Madagascar by rafting there Date: January 21, 2010 Source: Purdue University Summary: How did the lemurs, flying foxes and narrow-striped mongooses get to the large, isolated ...

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered tortoises and lemurs home to Madagascar in a landmark victory against animal trafficking, with the first batch on its way on Saturday.

I don’t have it today, but maybe tomorrow. Mora, mora.” Madagascar has more than 300 species of reptiles — most endemic — so it’s easy to spot weird scaly creatures. (Photo by Norma Meyer) ...