Madagascar is an island that's no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it's located in the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin, a region of the Indian Ocean where ...

Lemurs are small social primates with pointed snouts, large eyes, and a long tail. These charismatic creatures are a favorite of children. There are about 100 living species and all of them live on ...

MAINZ, Germany, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – Drenched with rain and working in the dense forests of southern Madagascar, researchers have identified a new species of dwarf lemur previously unknown to science ...

The distribution and biogeography of the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar / Steven M. Goodman, Soava V. Rakotoarisoa and Lucienne Wilmé -- A preliminary estimate of Lemur catta population ...

A pair of endangered lemurs has been imported to the U.S. from Madagascar for the first time in two decades. The Duke Lemur Center announced Thursday that it transferred Mangamaso, a 5-year-old male, ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Madagascar’s rainforests often steal the spotlight, with their ...

Time and Tide Miavana, the private-island resort on Nosy Ankao, has worked with Mittermeier and the island's local community to lead a crowned lemur translocation. Photograph courtesy Time and Tide ...

Skulls of extinct lemurs. At least 17 lemur species have gone extinct in the past 2,000 years. Photo by Brooke Crowley. The disappearance of one species does not necessarily allow remaining competitor ...

Reporting from Anevoka, Madagascar — The road to Maromizaha Forest in Madagascar winds through hills dotted with charred stumps resembling broken teeth. Trucks roar past a woman named Madeleine, who ...

More than 95 percent of the world's lemurs face imminent extinction, making them the most threatened vertebrate on Earth, conservationists said Wednesday. In a statement, the International Union for ...