The ocean was calm and flecked with sails when I arrived one morning at the beach in Ambolimailaky, a fishing village in the ...

As a result, a large number of people across Madagascar are highly dependent on the island’s ecosystems for their livelihoods ...

Travel warnings can shake up vacation plans faster than you'd expect. S. officials that might make travelers think twice ...

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

Black animals captivate with their striking appearance, exuding calm, strength, and mystery. From the elusive black panther ...

In a 4x4 bumping and rattling along a dirt road in Madagascar, Nomentsoa Randria­mamonjy explains a local idiom. A few ...

Madagascar has sworn in an army colonel as President, just days after a military takeover on the back of a popular rebellion ...

Col. Michael Randrianirina's ascent to the presidency came just three days after he announced that the armed forces were ...

The U.S. State Department issued a Level 3 travel advisory for Madagascar due to rising crime and violent protests there that ...

Col. Michael Randrianirina has been sworn in as Madagascar's new leader after seizing power in a military coup.

Lemurs first arrived on the island of Madagascar 53.2 million years ago, probably hitching a ride on a vegetation raft from ...