/ March 9, 2022
REOPENING OF MADAGASCAR’S BORDERS ON MARCH 5th, 2022

At the end of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday February 23. Madagascar open borders; The Malagasy government announced the total reopening of the borders of the Big Island on March 5. The entry and exit of the Malagasy...

/ March 8, 2022
Eupleridae: MALAGASY CARNIVORANS

There are 11 species of Malagasy carnivorans, of which the four most likely to be seen by visitors are covered here. Mangoos Eupleridae of Madagascar. Sighting even one of these four species takes some luck, as these are scarce...

/ March 7, 2022
AYE AYE

This remarkable creature is one of the world’s most bizarre animals. Madagascar aye aye. Its strangest features are its perpetually growing incisor teeth and its thin, elongated middle fingers, which are used to extract larvae from dead wood. Although...

/ March 6, 2022
MADAGASCAR INDRI INDRI

DISTRIBUTION Madagascar Indri indri The central and northern portions of the eastern rainforest. Madagascar Indri indri. Absent from the Masoala Peninsula. ID Madagascar Indri indri This is the heaviest living lemur. Although its colour is variable, the Indri’s size,...

/ March 5, 2022
CROWNED SIFAKA

DISTRIBUTION The crowned sifaka is found in mangroves and dry deciduous and riparian forests of northwestern Madagascar. Studies have shown that in the northern part of its range, the crowned sifaka inhabits the forest between the Mahavavy River and...

/ March 4, 2022
TATTERSALL’S (Golden-crowned) SIFAKA

DISTRIBUTION Small area of dry forest in the far north. Propithecus tattersalli of Madagascar. ID of Propithecus tattersalli of Madagascar A mostly white sifaka with gold on top of the head, which gives this species its alternative English name....

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