BBC joined Conservation International and the Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership on the search for a new lemur species. Click here to watch the BBC video!
A species of fork-marked lemur believed to be new to science was discovered in the dry forests of Madagascar through a collaborative effort between Conservation International and Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership! – See more at: http://www.madagascarpartnership.org/blog/entry/1354171/possible-new-lemur-species-discovered#sthash.MEhZP3LK.dpuf Click here to read the complete press release from CI
Dr. Louis Jr, the MBP director has co-authored another exceptional publication. The just-released third edition of Lemurs of Madagascar, from the Tropical Field Guide series of Conservation International is now available and is a must have for those who wish to explore Madagascar first hand or from the comfort of home! Click here to visit the Conservation International web site and order your copy!
MBP works to protect numerous Malagasy species, such as the radiated tortoise. As you read the blog post below, you will understand why we want to help… 300 Madagascan tortoises confiscated at Kuala Lumpur Airport Radiated Tortoises formed the bulk of a major seizure of 300 tortoises smuggled into Malaysia © Chris Shepherd / TRAFFIC Radiated, spider and plowshare tortoises seized June 2010. Enforcement agencies discovered 300 tortoises from Madagascar bound and packed … Read More
On July 4th 2010, 18 Malagasy Animal Biology graduate students and their professors from the University of Antananarivo embarked upon a unique journey. The destination was to Kianjavato, a small community on the Madagascar’s southeastern coast, to participate in an once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity. The group drove 13 hours south from the island’s central plateau to reach the humid rainforests that surround Kianjavato to attend a week-long conservation research training program. This new program, facilitated … Read More