Madagascar, an island nation located off the southeastern coast of Africa, is famous for its unique biodiversity, stunning ...

Add the illegal wildlife trade, which removes animals from their ... were a mixture of various types of lemurs – endemic to Madagascar – and tortoises. Authorities found species such as ...

Standing Committee has been meeting all week to discuss issues related to the global illegal trade in wildlife species. A session on Thursday, January 14 th was devoted to the continuing export of ...

“The Committee’s failure to recommend trade sanctions in the absence of any concrete progress from Madagascar will have potentially far-reaching impacts on Madagascar’s fast disappearing forests,” ...