![Saving the Ghosts of the Forest](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/06/2694295566_de10f2e526-199x300.46980fe9.jpg)
by Merri Collins
The silky sifaka is a rare species of white lemur, known in Madagascar as the “ghost of the forest”, for its ability to evade the human eye by swinging swiftly through the tree tops. Silkies are one of…
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by George Stevens
Everyone is affected by global climate change, but some are affected more than others. The poor fare worst of all, and most of the world’s impoverished people are women. According to UNECA, 70% of the…
Read more![Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Book Reviews/Cocktail Hour under/Photo_2.1d00087f.jpg)
by Bonnie Lee Black
Alexandra Fuller’s new book details the experiences of her mother, “Nicola Fuller of Central Africa,” an honest, loving portrait of a courageous and enchantingly eccentric woman who fell in love with Africa…
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by Catherine Meyer
Part exotic cookbook, part touching memoir, How to Cook a Crocodile blends local recipes and stunning storytelling to create a uniquely African memoir. Bonnie Lee Black weaves beautiful tales from her…
Read more![Q&A with Luke Dollar](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/Luke Dollar Interview/Photo%205.8ef4999f.jpg)
by Julia Osterman
Luke Dollar, a conservation biologist whose work on the fossa in Madagascar has revealed much about an otherwise esoteric species, speaks about the importance of involving people in conservation, his research…
Read more![Searching for the Fossa](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Searching for the fossa/Photo%204.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Julia Osterman
Voices for Biodiversity’s Julia Osterman takes readers on a journey to the mysterious island of Madagascar, where she spent time researching the rare fossa, the largest native predator on the island. Julia…
Read more![On the Wild Plains](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/In the Wild Plains/Christo_elephant12.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson
As a husband and wife photography team, Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson have traveled the globe capturing some of the rarest ecosystems, each in danger of falling off the map in the wake of habitat destruction…
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by Kathryn Pardo
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA—The world is saying goodbye this month to one of the most fascinating conservationists of this generation. Elephant Whisperer – so-called because of his ability to understand…
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by Kathryn Pardo
Join photographer Joel Quimby as he ventures to Madagascar to find a carnivore and to experience life among the Malagasy people.
Read more![Seeds of Light](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Youth/Seeds of Light/Photo%203.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Becky Harmon
The Greater Timbavati Region of South Africa encompasses some of the most diverse habitats in the world and is home to the rare white lion and other species that occur nowhere else. For more than a decade,…
Read more![The Global Impact of Climate Change](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Global Impact/TEK%20photo%202.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Altaire Cambata
What are the implications for indigenous or place-based cultures facing the imminent and gradually-destructive processes of climate change? There is a significant amount of literature that suggests the…
Read more![Saving Big Cats: an interview with Dr. Laurie Marker](/assets/image-cache/images/interviews/Laurie Marker/RUNS0123.7603d9d1.jpg)
by Altaire Cambata
Dr. Laurie Marker is the co-founder and executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund, which helps protect these charismatic big cats worldwide. She helped develop international captive breeding…
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