An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In ...

A look at 10 of the world’s most shy animals, from elusive forest dwellers to secretive ocean giants, each known for avoiding humans and remaining rarely seen.

The zoo's three new pups — a pair of males, Isalo and Fiaro, Volana, a female — were, born back in July and have remained in ...

With an estimated 2,500 fossas left in the wild, they are classified as vulnerable. Conservationists hope that successful ...

China signaled interest in Madagascar’s mining sector as its ambassador sought “close collaboration” with the new government. The U.S. firm Energy Fuels already controls the Toliara mineral sands ...

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Three sibling fossa pups were born at the San Diego Zoo this summer, but are just now being introduced to ...

The San Diego Zoo offered the first glimpses of a trio of fossa pups born at the facility in July that have just started to ...

This video explores how the fossa rose to become the undisputed apex predator of Madagascar. It reveals the creature’s ...

Thousands of the endangered primates end up on the dinner plates of people in the upper rung of the country’s society who ...

The island is home to nearly 100 species of lemur, some of the world's most impressive chameleons, over a hundred bird ...

These natural marvels are nestled amongst tropical rainforests, thorny deserts, and extensive, pristine coastlines. Such is ...