Wimbledon Sports a Huge Smiling face - And it's Made of Tennis Balls
Near No.1 Court at this year's Championships at Wimbledon, a huge smiling face is depicted with tennis balls for a special reason.
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After 4-year Search for a Mate, Endangered Lemur Gives Birth to Adorable Pup
Born to parents Eny and Menabe, the pup is a black-and-white ruffed lemur, of which maybe 10,000 remain in the wilds of Madagascar.
Tree Growing Nonprofit is Sprouting Entrepreneurs With Unique Training and Lots of Trees for Madagascar
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90-Year-old Tortoise Becomes a Father For the First Time With Partner of 29 Years -Triplets!
Mr. Pickles and his 53-year-old partner, Mrs. Pickles, welcomed three hatchlings that could live for up to 150 years if well taken care of.
Critically Endangered Dancing Lemur Born in UK is 'Landmark Moment for Species' After Parents Sent From US Zoo
The first ever 'dancing lemur' to be bred in Europe was born at a UK zoo in a landmark moment for the Coquerel's sifaka species.
70 New Species Were Discovered in 2021 - Including 2 Guitarfish and a Pink Pygmy Pipehorse
The California Academy of Sciences announced 70 new plant and animal species discovered in 2021 on five continents.
Reforestation is Difficult: But Local Farmers of NGO Green Again Madagascar Are on Top of It
Out in the ultra-rural jungles of eastern Madagascar, something is happening that all climate-conscious investors should take note of.
This 23-Year-Old Founder is 3D Printing Schools in Madagascar Aiming to be a 'Stepping Stone' for the Community
Madagascar is one of the most challenging places in Africa to develop, but also the most opportune, and Grout has already finished one school.
Happy 60th Birthday to Madagascar! World's Most Biodiverse Island Gets Gift of 60 Million Trees
On the year of its 60th anniversary, Madagascar begins to plant 60 million trees in homage, as part of a campaign to make the nation green again
If You Buy a Sapling For This Rainforest, Money Also Helps Turn Illegal Loggers into Forest Guardians
Trailblazing charity Health In Harmony lets you offset your carbon footprint while also ending deforestation in areas most impacted by illegal logging.
Couple Protects Endangered Lemurs in Madagascar By Launching Mobile Library to Teach Indigenous People to Read
A couple saw trouble in paradise on a honeymoon, so launched a mobile library to save lemur habitat by teaching Madagascar's Malagasy people how to read.
Chameleons Not Seen By Scientists For 100 Years Found in a Madagascar Hotel Garden
Voeltzkow's chameleon, not seen by science in 100 years, was rediscovered when scientists found it lounging in a hotel garden.
World's First 3-D Printed School Poised to Be Built in Madagascar For Half the Price of Traditional
On the island of Madagascar, Thinking Huts will soon be ready to 3D print the world's first school, in the city of Fianarantsoa
Tiny Chameleon Species Just Discovered in Madagascar is a 'Spectacular Case of Extreme Miniaturization'
The newly described brookesia nana, is the smallest reptile on earth at just 13mm, yet possessing one of the largest sex organs of the species
Top 10 Species Discovered in 2020 Include a Harry Potter Snake and Desert-Dwelling Broccoli
Hailing from 6 conintents and the depths of the ocean, scientists discovered a lot of new species in 2020. Here are our top 10.
Ducks Near Extinction Hang On, 18 Babies Hatched in Lab
On a remote lake in Madagascar, a fateful discovery of 22 ducks belonging to a variety thought to be extinct, inspired a group of conservationists to mobilize a last ditch effort to save the species, which had been previously been written off. This week, as the Madagascar pochard's only remaining wild population hangs on with just 22 adult birds surviving, the captive breeding program started in 2009 celebrated a huge success with the birth of 18 new babies.
Help for Hot Spots
A $150 million global fund has been launched to provide protection for environmental “hot spots†that contain the most dense array of plant and animal biodiversity around the planet.
Madagascar Creates Millions More Protected Acres
"The government of Madagascar has established 15 new conservation areas encompassing a total of 2.65 million acres (about a million hectares) on the East African island famed for its unique wildlife, (but) which traditionally has had a poor conservation record." nat'l geo
Richard Branson Plans to Save Lemurs
Using an undeveloped island he owns in the Caribbean, billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson plans to create the first wild colony of lemurs outside of Africa, saying Monday it's a 'radical idea' to save an endangered primate that is disappearing.
France Cancels $20 Million in Debt for Conservation in Madagascar
Madagascar and France on Wednesday signed an agreement allocating 20 million dollars (13 million euros) to preserve Madagascar's rich biodiversity.
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