Field Museum researcher co-edits definitive book on Madagascar
CHICAGO For more than a decade, Field Museum's field biologist Steve Goodman, Ph.D., has been documenting Madagascar's rare plants and animals. But these precious plants and animals live in areas of Madagascar that are highly threatened by deforestation and degradation. ...Dr. Goodman spends more than 10 months a year working in Madagascar, and The Natural History of Madagascar (University of Chi...Madagascar to triple areas under protection
In an effort to safeguard tens of thousands animal and plant species found nowhere else in the world, the government of Madagascar announced today that it will more than triple the size of its network of areas under protection from 1.7 million hectares to 6 million hectares over the next five years. ... ...Under the plan, the government will expand its terrestrial coverage from 1.5 million hectar...Researchers help trace origin of Madagascars mammals
CHICAGOAll of Madagascar's living Carnivora (an order of mammals that includes dogs, cats, bears, hyenas and their relatives) descended from a single species that dispersed from Africa to Madagascar, apparently floating across the ocean barrier aboard wayward vegetation about 24 million to 18 million years ago. ...Previously, scientists believed that Madagascar's seven living species of native Ca...Twelve new coral and fish species discovered off Madagascar
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 13, 2002) At least twelve coral and fish species new to science have been discovered off the northwestern coast of Madagascar in a just-completed marine survey led by scientists from Conservation International's Center for Applied Biodiversity Science (CABS). The researchers found diverse marine life and vibrant reef habitats in the underwater environment of this previousl...A bizarre new predatory dinosaur unearthed on Madagascar
. . . .Fossilized remains of a small and bizarre predatory (or theropod) dinosaur were recently recovered on the island of Madagascar. The discovery was announced today in the journal Nature by a team of researchers led by paleontologist Dr. Scott D. Sampson of the University of Utah. Additional authors on the paper are Dr. Matthew T. Carrano and Dr. Catherine A. Forster, both from the State U...New predatory dog-sized dinosaur unearthed on Madagascar
. . Fossilized remains of a bizarre, dog-sized predatory dinosaur .were recently recovered on the island of Madagascar. . The discovery, funded in part by the National Science Foundation .(NSF), was announced this week in the journal Nature by a team of .researchers led by paleontologist Scott Sampson of the University of .Utah. Matthew Carrano and Catherine Forster from the State .University...Lemur 'Juliet' dies in Madagascar
. DURHAM, N.C. -- Efforts to rescue a highly endangered species of lemur were dealt a setback with the death early Friday morning of the lemur known as Juliet, in a Madagascar zoological park where she was being acclimatized to captivity. . Despite continuing veterinary treatment, Juliet died Friday at 11 a.m. Madagascar time, or 3 a.m. EST. Duke University Primate Center officials said a necrop...Lemurs critical to regeneration of Madagascar forests
.The dry forests of western Madagascar are unusual: they have among the greatest.diversity of trees in the world but the lowest diversity of animals that.disperse the seeds. New research shows that without the brown lemur, these.forests .fail to regenerate completely on their own. . ."This is a unique result. In other forests, the guild of seed dispersers is.redundant. If one group drops out--or...Four More Lemurs To Be Released Into Madagascar Jungle This Fall
. DURHAM, N.C. -- Four more captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs will.begin a journey later this month back into the wilderness of their homeland in.Madagascar in the second year of a project to replenish wild stocks of their.species. . The release will mark the opening of another chapter in a scientific.adventure that has seen both success and misfortune, as well as new insights....Scientists Unearth Remains Of A Predatory Dinosaur In Madagascar
. ATHENS, Ohio -- Majungatholus atopus had a face so ugly, it was worthy.only of a mother's love -- and that of the team of scientists who have recovered.an unusually well-preserved specimen of the large predatory dinosaur in.Madagascar. The find provides new information about a dinosaur family previously.found only in South America and India and offers an alternative to long-held.theorie...Remarkable Skull Of Predatory Dinosaur Unearthed On Madagascar
. Several specimens of a large predatory dinosaur -- including a nearly.complete, exquisitely preserved skull -- were recently recovered on the island.of Madagascar. The discovery is announced in this week's issue of the journal.Science by a team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).and led by paleontologist/anatomist Scott Sampson of the New York College of.Ost...New Sickle-Clawed Fossil From Madagascar Links Birds And Dinosaurs
... ... A new raven-sized fossil bird, showing clear evidence of the close...relationship between theropod dinosaurs and birds, has been discovered on the...island of Madagascar by scientists working under a National Science Foundation...(NSF) grant. This discovery was announced by a team of researchers -- led by...paleontologist/anatomist Catherine Forster of the State...Strange South American Fossil Mammals Found In Madagascar And India
A strange group of fossil mammals, heretofore only known in South .America, has been discovered on the island of Madagascar and in India. .The unexpected discoveries were announced in this week's issue of the .journal by an international team of researchers. The team was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by .paleontologist David Krause of the State University of New Yor...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
DURHAM, N.C. -- The leader of an unprecedented effort to return endangered.lemurs to their homeland of Madagascar has emerged from the depths of the.forest preserve to report that the five captive-born animals from Duke's.Primate Center now roam free for the first time in their lives. . Project leader Charles Welch reported that the black-and-white ruffed.lemurs were released on Monday and immed...Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
. .Note to Editors: A news conference to cover the departure of the lemurs for Madagascar will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct..16 at the Duke University Primate Center. Contact is Dennis Meredith at.(919) 681-8054. A video news release and B-roll footage of the animals in their open enclosure will be made available at.the news conference. Also, footage of the animals in the enclosures may be obtained...First Planned Release Of Captive Lemurs In Madagascar Wilds Expected In Fall
DURHAM, N.C. -- U.S.-bred black and white ruffed lemurs, descendants.of animals originally removed from Madagascar to conserve their species,.will be carefully returned to the wilds they never knew next fall in a first-ever.restocking project. . Madagascar Fauna Group (MFG), the project's international sponsor, plans.to systematically repatriate as many as 20 of the adaptable lemurs to their.anc...