One of the many extraordinary facts about Madagascar is that it bears virtually ... (Malagasy is the name for the people, language, and other things Madagascan.) In the spiny desert, an ...

It was February this year when I first met Aro, a 9-year-old deaf girl living in the village next to mine. Taller than most ...

Andy McKee with the Zoology Zone Science Center squashed those theories, telling the outlet a lemur would not be found in ...

Genetic studies have identified the people of Madagascar as having come mainly from Africa and from Southeast Asia. Archaeology suggests that the first settlers arrived about 1,500 to 1,000 years ago.

Madagascar is the fourth-largest island in the world and home to 32 million people, most of whom live on one side. The island is situated off the southeast coast of Africa and consists of numerous ...

Of the 107 lemur species endemic to the island nation, the Verreaux’s sifaka is one of 103 now facing extinction.

I wanted to see how people in Madagascar deal with conservation issues and how they use their natural resources for this purpose. Tsilamaha, the village where we lived for 2 months, is surrounded by ...

The company also collaborates with NGOs and government agencies across Madagascar. "People are used to welfare programmes. But we took the opposite approach," says Nutri'Zaza's director ...

Persistent structural barriers continue to trap the country in poverty Low agricultural productivity and lack of basic services still trap 8 in 10 rural people in poverty. Agriculture is the backbone ...

Standing up to 30 metres tall, Madagascar's giant baobab trees have towered over the island for thousands of years – but as the large animals that used to spread their seeds have died out ...

Yorkies have long, silky hair that sheds very little. They are lively, confident, hypoallergenic dogs and great for people with allergies ... Fluffy pups from Madagascar, the Coton de Tuleear have a ...

The company also collaborates with NGOs and government agencies across Madagascar. “People are used to welfare programmes. But we took the opposite approach,” says Nutri’Zaza’s director ...