On Sept. 5, Madagascar began reopening all its national parks. They’d been closed since March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has been devastating for local economies, which depend ...

By Mino Rakotovao Conservation biologist Dimby Raharinjanahary spent years walking through Madagascar’s forests, counting ...

A mighty blaze in Madagascar’s Ranomafana National Park is menacing the home of the world’s rarest lemur species. Disastrous dry conditions have turned the biodiversity haven into a tinderbox. The ...

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Tiana Andriamanana was alarmed when she saw the fires swallowing Madagascar’s forests in March. She’d grown used to seeing illegal burns for agricultural expansion, but such widespread blazes so early ...

If you’re searching for a destination that feels like stepping into another world, Madagascar should be at the top of your ...

Two World Heritage properties in Madagascar - Tsingy de Bemaraha Integrated Nature Reserve and the Belo-sur-Mer Kirindy-Mitea Biosphere Reserve - received financial support for COVID-19 recovery and ...

Madagascar’s protected forests cover 10% of the country’s land area. Courtesy Nils Rebane. The country is also among the world’s poorest. About 80% of its population live below the international ...

The Coquerel Sifaka in its natural environment in a Malagasy national park. Eugen Haag/Shutterstock The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the restriction policies used to mitigate the spread of ...

Madagascar is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. The island country is well known for its diverse and endangered range of wildlife. This includes over 100 species of lemurs and six species of ...