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All the latest news from Madagasikara Voakajy, the Malagasy biodiversity organisation dedicated to the conservation of endemic vertebrates and their habitats in Madagascar.

This is the largest fruit bat on the island of Madagascar. It is threatened by the loss of its roosting and foraging habitats as well as hunting for bushmeat. Our projects on this species aim to both conserve its key habitats and understand more about its ecology.

We are working with Professor Paul Racey of the University of Cornwall to study the ecology of this remarkable species.

 

The biggest threat to the survival of these frogs is the destruction of their key habitats.They use quite small areas of rainforest but are only found in sites that have temporary forest ponds – where they lay their eggs. These ponds are threatened by expanding agriculture and mining.

The Minister of the Environment and Forests officially launched the Golden Mantella Frog conservation strategy in a ceremony in Moramanga, on World Wetlands Day.

The conservation status of over 70 chameleons, plus another 250+ other lizard and snake species was assessed in a workshop organised by Madagasikara Voakajy and Conservation International from 24 to 28 January 2011. The workshop was facilitated by the IUCN and over 20 expert herpetologists took part. We are grateful to the Darwin Initiative, Conservation International and the Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund for supporting the workshop.

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