DAYS OF MADAGASCAR 2015

GIORNATE DEL MADAGASCAR 2015 / DAYS OF MADAGASCAR 2015 The island of Marco Polo June 12 and 13, 2015 Venice, Museum of Natural History Isolated from Africa to many tens of millions of years, Madagascar has developed its own peculiar fauna and flora, dramatically...

How Awareness Really Catches Fire

The phone is ringing and a friend is excited to tell me there’s a discussion about frogs right now on WNYC radio. Robin Moore, the author and photographer of “In Search of Lost Frogs,” is being interviewed on the Leonard Lopate Show (The Conservation Efforts Trying to...

Chytrid Fungus is Found in Madagascar

The entire amphibian class is currently afflicted by a global pandemic that is accelerating extinction at an alarming rate. Until now, a few islands like Madagascar were thought not to have been affected. However, an analysis of the latest series of tests shows that...

Robin Moore, Conservationist, Photographer and Author of In Search of Lost Frogs

Exclusive! Tune in tomorrow, October 10, 2014 at 3pm EST and meet… Robin Moore, conservationist, photographer and author of “In Search of Lost Frogs.” *** Now Replaying *** The podcast interview is here: Webcast: Robin Moore interviewed by Susan...

Eco-Interview: Rosa Da Silva, Author of Jabujicaba, The Heart of Brazil

When was your organization founded? Please tell us a bit about its mission, goals… Jabujicaba the book was published as an e-book at the end of April 2014. The paperback version is coming out this month. Behind it is an idea. Literally a ‘novel’ campaign. On...

Protecting the Unique Frogs of Andasibe, Madagascar

Guest post by Devin Edmonds, Amphibian Conservation Director, Association Mitsinjo It doesn’t get much better than a going into the forests of Andasibe at night.  There are leaf-tailed geckos, mouse lemurs, sleeping chameleons, and frogs. Lots of frogs. More than 100...