Latest Madagascar Science & Technology News
- 2nd population of critically endangered lemurs found 25 Jul 2008 08:31 GMT
... Researchers in Madagascar have confirmed the existence of a population ... the 1971 Convention on Wetlands. For years, scientists believed but were unable to prove that ... Torotorofotsy area. A collaborative effort between the Malagasy non-government organization MITSINJO and the Henry Doorly ...
- "Cross Dressing" Lemurs Appear Male to Avoid Conflict 24 Jul 2008 21:09 GMT
... to avoid being attacked," Fitchtel said. German researchers monitored a wild lemur population in the ... population in the Kirindy forest in western Madagascar for five months and recorded behavioral changes ... as their coats changed color. But the scientists also faced a problem: Since all infants ...
- Library hosts a 'Wild' summer 24 Jul 2008 18:14 GMT
... strange contraption next to a tank of Madagascar hissing cockroaches. “This is the cockroach slider,” ... Invaders presentation, offered by the Museum of Science, is just one of many events and ...
- Animal Invaders 24 Jul 2008 17:59 GMT
... strange contraption next to a tank of Madagascar hissing cockroaches. “This is the cockroach slider,” ... Invaders presentation, offered by the Museum of Science, is just one of many events and ...
- When Fifa' beats Fair Play' 24 Jul 2008 14:19 GMT
... comment lapha! This is about Namibia and Madagascar – in not in South Africa Tonite’s ... a Swaziland coach. This is no rocket science but if you read the article above ...
- Flash in the Pan: Bug-a-liscious? 24 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT
... Sandra Bukkens, an independent nutrition consultant, told Science News, “insects are far more healthy than ... from some larva to a full-grown three-inch Madagascar hissing cockroach. “Who wants to eat this ... hesitant to eat bugs, some clever Dutch scientists are seeking to make an end-run around ...
- Uganda: New Fertiliser for Organic Farming 23 Jul 2008 09:28 GMT
... extracted from plants and cultivated in a laboratory. The process ensures the microbes are preserved ... crops in Australia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Madagascar. The launch of TwinN in Uganda is ...
- A Greater Bamboo Lemur is Seen in This Picture 23 Jul 2008 01:30 GMT
... greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus) is seen in this picture released by Conservation International. Researchers in Madagascar have found critically endangered greater bamboo lemurs living far from the only other place ...
- Rare Lemurs Found 23 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT
... Researchers in Madagascar have discovered an isolated community of rare bamboo lemurs nearly 250 miles from their previously known ...
- Rare Lemurs Are Dangerously Adorable 22 Jul 2008 23:31 GMT
... Researchers in Madagascar have discovered an isolated community of rare bamboo lemurs nearly 250 miles from their previously known ...
- Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemurs Discovered 22 Jul 2008 23:12 GMT
... in the Torotorofotsy wetlands of east central Madagascar, which is designated a Ramsar site of ... of mankind's closest living relatives. For years, scientists believed but were unable to prove that ... Torotorofotsy area. A collaborative effort between the Malagasy non-government organization MITSINJO and the Henry Doorly ...
- Rare Greater Bamboo Lemurs Discovered 22 Jul 2008 22:31 GMT
... in the Torotorofotsy wetlands of east central Madagascar, which is designated a Ramsar site of ... of mankind's closest living relatives. For years, scientists believed but were unable to prove that ... Torotorofotsy area. A collaborative effort between the Malagasy non-government organization MITSINJO and the Henry Doorly ...
- PHOTO IN THE NEWS: New Rare Lemur Group Found in Swamp 22 Jul 2008 22:16 GMT
... July 22, 2008— A new population of wrinkly-faced, bamboo-eating lemurs ... mission between the zoo and MITSINJO, a Malagasy nonprofit. The work was supported by the ... Margot Marsh Biodiversity Foundation and Conservation International. Scientists suspect that 30 to 40 of the ...
- Rare Lemur Population Discovered In Madagascar 22 Jul 2008 21:16 GMT
... in the Torotorofotsy wetlands of east central Madagascar, more than 400 km (240 miles) north ... alive," said Rainer Dolch of MITSINJO, a Malagasy group that manages the Torotorofotsy site. Biologists ... ancestors probably rafted over on floating vegetation, scientists say. MITSINJO and the Henry Doorly Zoo ...
- New approach to sustaining reefs 22 Jul 2008 16:47 GMT
... An international team of scientists has found coral reef conservation in key ... study spans the sciences of oceanography, environmental science, sociology and economics to assess how 29 ... from fishing. “Most sites in Mauritius and Madagascar have low environmental susceptibility and consequently are ...
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