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Toxic Asian common toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) have spread rapidly around the port city of Toamasina on Madagascar’s east coast, raising concerns that the invasive amphibians could take a ...

The island of Madagascar harbors a unique biodiversity that evolved due to its long-lasting isolation from other land masses. Numerous plant and animal species are found solely on Madagascar. Lemurs, ...

Adelaide Miarinjara, a Madagascar native, is a medical entomologist and postdoctoral fellow at Emory University. But right now, she’s back home performing crucial research on one of the deadliest ...

The fossa is Madagascar’s largest native predator, an elusive hunter evolved to dominate both the forest floor and the ...

Towering around nine feet tall – half of that neck – and weighing in at more than 300 pounds, ostriches are the biggest birds on the planet today. But there once was an even bigger bird, which roamed ...

Fears about the impact of invasive, poisonous toads in Madagascar appear to be justified, suggests new research. The amphibians are driving a spike in deaths of a native snake species. Asian common ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. GENEVA — Alien fish species and nylon nets have led to the extinction of ...