A new study looks at the prevalence of human consumption of lemur and fossa (Madagascar's largest predator) in villages within and around Makira Natural Park, northeastern Madagascar, providing ...

The fossa is a uniquely evolved predator, combining traits from multiple carnivore lineages into a single highly efficient hunter capable of dominating both forest floor and canopy . Its ...

Half of nearly 700 households surveyed in a recent study in Makira National Park in Madagascar reported eating lemur meat and a quarter had consumed fossa meat. The research conducted by the Wildlife ...

Thousands of threatened lemurs are killed by specialist hunters every year to feed a lucrative urban market for their meat in cities across Madagascar. While rural subsistence hunting is seasonal and ...

Mention wildlife on Madagascar and the first thing listeners probably picture is the island’s famed lemurs. As many people know, these unique primates are found nowhere else, and are the most ...

explores Ankarana, a reserve in northern Madagascar, which is home to a region of stone forests and unique animals and plants. documents the crowned lemur's way of life, focusing on a troop of lemurs ...

A new rare fossa exhibit has come to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, officials announced today. Children who have seen the movie "Madagascar" will be familiar with the animal. The Madagascar ...

MAROANTSETRA, Madagascar (May 13, 2021) - A new study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) looks at the prevalence of human consumption of lemur and fossa (Madagascar's largest predator) in villages ...

Mention wildlife on Madagascar and the first thing listeners probably picture is the island’s famed lemurs. As many people know, these unique primates are found nowhere else, and are the most ...