BBCNEWS Our World October 1, 2017
Beautiful and valuable. But they also pose a threat to this, the indri lemur, one of the rarest animals on earth. Poor people in their thousands have invaded the animals home, seeking their fortune in the remote forests of madagascar. Are you rich . No, not yet. Not yet . Laughs. Not yet rich they mine the land, but for little reward. Very hard, the life here. In the rush for sapphires, theres a price to be paid. Less than a year ago in eastern madagascar, there was a chance discovery of sapphires, sparking a gem rush. Tens of thousands of people flocked to the area. And we are now following t...