Madagascar Fauna Grp

A consortium of zoos and related institutions working together to conserve Madagascar's spectacular wildlife.

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Students at Parc Ivoloina's Saturday School just learned how to plant rice using a sustainable technique called SRI.

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Read recent Eighth Continent Quarterly issues online from the MFG.
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New lemur discovery on Madagascar. See the story and video. http://bbc.in/hroXrh

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Read the new issue of the Eighth Continent Quarterly. Tortoise rescue and more. http://www.savethelemur.org/mfg-8th-December-2010.pdf

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Please vote online for Ailie Judd to help women in SE Madagascar get educated about HIV. http://bit.ly/a1WQAp

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Full issue of volume 5 of Madagascar Conservation and Development Journal now online! http://bit.ly/91gGbF

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@LilDelsa Recent overview http://www.forexyard.com/en/news/African-Union-imposes-sanctions-on-Madagascar-2010-03-17T171923Z-FACTBOX

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Ban on rosewood shipping from Madagascar reinstated. http://bit.ly/9pWTc8

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MFG member Zoo Zurich issues press release about far reaching impacts of logging in Masoala National Park http://bit.ly/bXpqSK (PDF)

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Count of lives lost and damage from Tropical Storm continues to rise. http://bit.ly/d3j4wV

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Deadline approaching fast to avoid African Union sanctions and the sanctions that will follow after that. http://bit.ly/9LNcoU (by Tim T)

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Tropical Storm Hubert claims at least 14 lives and impacts 32,000 people in Madagascar. http://bit.ly/aexEbr

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Cyclone Hubert delivers some heavy rains and 45 mph winds with landfall Wednesday night. http://bit.ly/dctO0E

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Scientists isolate the DNA of one of Madagascar's extinct giants - the Elephant bird. http://bit.ly/9NlYNC (posted by Tim T)

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Rajoelina indicates he will not attend African Union meeting in Addis Ababa re: power sharing to avoid sanctions. http://bit.ly/9dllKz

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$54 million USD in timber preparing to leave Malagasy port. http://bit.ly/cBi9Di (posted by Tim T)

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New talks called this week in Madagascar to avoid additional sanctions. http://bit.ly/bmfRSg (posted by Tim T)

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Vote to give this idea 50K: Save lemurs by growing public awareness through a new tour path at Duke Lemur Center. http://pep.si/8ZWdF6

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Ongoing political situation dramatically impacting textile workers from factories and in market stalls. http://bit.ly/aQWfpc (by Tim T)