Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” calls came from several “cute” creatures living near streams.

In a joint project between RIT and the Seneca Park Zoo, several remote sensing modalities were exploited to assess the biodiversity of the Madagascar rainforest. With the ultimate goal of creating an ...

Where mining occurs in areas of high biodiversity, it is considered a serious threat. But in the eastern rainforests of Madagascar, over 10,000 people mining for sapphires didn’t cause more damage to ...

Illegal wildlife trafficking occurs in nearly 30% of worlds’ most protected areas. These include the World Heritage site Atsinanana Rainforest in Madagascar, threatened by the trade in rosewood and ...