10,000 Birds

JANUARY 27, 2012

Are humans a part of nature or a force (sometimes benevolent, more often destructive) that acts upon it? Madagascar: The Last Inheritor of Gondwana tries to walk the “all of the above” line, which is sometimes satisfying, sometimes disconcerting, and sometimes outright frustrating. It depends on perspective and context.

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Madagascar Lemurs Humane Protection 158

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Madagascar, however, has had more than its fair share of extinct or lost species and Madagascar Pochard was firmly on this list. Previously common at its only known site, Lake Aloatra, into the 1930’s, the introduction of numerous exotic fish species and human disturbance led to massive population declines.

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Madagascar Lemurs 2006 Owls 240

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 6, 2011

I have thoroughly explored vast parts of the continent as well as neighboring Madagascar, in the process seeing over 2,000 birds on the continent and all but one Malagasy endemic. Madagascar’s mammals are equally remarkable; over 100 species of endearing lemurs and bizarre carnivores amongst them!

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Papua New Guinea Madagascar Africa Equatorial Guinea 221