Almost half of the world’s chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. This chameleon community is not only the world’s largest, it is also the world’s most unique; with 59 different ...

(Photo by Norma Meyer) After all, I had swung halfway around the globe to view lemurs in Madagascar, the only place on Earth where the primitive primates are native, live in the wild (112 species ...

Due to ongoing threats of disaster impacts, hunting and deforestation, lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals in the world. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

Madagascar, an island roughly the size of France, is home to about 9% of all the world's frog species. "We've only scratched ...

In January, severe flooding caused by two cyclones severely damaged Itampolo’s Lavavolo Tortoise Center, located in Ampanihy ...

As the forest is destroyed, so is the habitat for Madagascar's unique plant and animal species. The loss of habitat due to deforestation is the biggest single threat to Madagascar's wildlife.

Found only on Madagascar, lowland streaked tenrecs belong to a group of more than 30 known species of tenrec, all exhibiting a diverse array of characteristics and behaviour. How their early ...

This is a rarity in primate research, and illustrates just how much remains to be known about these fascinating animals. Like all lemurs, mouse lemurs inhabit the island of Madagascar off the east ...

In Madagascar’s Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, a new species of frog was discovered. Getty Images/iStockphoto Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, in northwestern Madagascar, is filled with ...

GUIDE: So just up there - that’s one of our animals - the greater bamboo lemur. CHILDREN: That’s pretty special! / Very privileged. CHILD NARRATOR: But with rainforests in Madagascar being ...

A rare "dancing lemur" has been born at Chester Zoo thanks to the determined efforts of conservationists. The critically endangered Coquerel’s sifaka has been pictured for the first time nestled in ...