Madagascar is famed for its rich biodiversity and host of cast away creatures. Evolving in isolation from the rest of the world, the plants and animals found here are among the most unique on ...

Illegal trades in timber and wildlife have been identified as the second-largest threat to Madagascar’s rich biodiversity, the group said in a 2023 report. Thailand is the largest importer of ...

In one of the largest repatriation operations of its kind, almost 1,000 trafficked lemurs and tortoises were successfully returned from Thailand to Madagascar. A photo released on November 27 ...

Illegal wildlife trafficking occurs in nearly 30% of worlds’ most protected areas. These include the World Heritage site Atsinanana Rainforest in Madagascar, threatened by the trade in rosewood and ...

Ring-tailed lemurs, one of Madagascar's most distinctive species, are increasingly targeted by wildlife traffickers who sell them as exotic pets in southeast Asia. Madagascar has launched an ...

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered tortoises and lemurs home to Madagascar in a landmark victory against ... Thai police recovered 1,117 animals, eight of which had died, during an ...