FYI News
Watch: Lemurs have rhythm
Indri lemurs use rhythm in their vocalizations, making them the only mammal besides humans known to do so. While all kinds of mammals make different sounds and calls, they lack rhythm, or the patterns and …
Madagascar
Joshua Rapp Learn
Models say this African gecko shouldn’t survive in Florida—so why does it?
Ecologically, Madagascar day geckos aren’t supposed to be in Florida. The species didn’t arrive until the 1990s, when it was introduced to adorn gardens in the Florida Keys. According to climate prediction models, the geckos …
Dana Kobilinsky
TWS2020: How do dogs and cats impact Madagascar carnivores?
Erin Wampole heard the trumpeting sounds of indri (Indri indri) calling to one another in the Madagascan tropical forests. The large lemurs were her morning alarm clock, waking her up to days spent hiking through …
Conservation News
Madagascar pet trade threatens lemur populations
The illegal pet trade in Madagascar adds to threats lemurs face like habitat loss and climate change, according to a new study. “There was this big threat to lemurs that nobody had ever collected data …
Joshua Rapp Learn
Wild Cam: TWS Members Find What’s Eating Lemurs in Madagascar
Despite having one of the highest rates of endemism in the world, relatively little is known about animals in Madagascar. But wildlife in much of the country is suffering from habitat loss and fragmentation as …