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A holy communion day treat long, long ago, of high tea in a posh hotel brought a childhood disappointment second only to learning the truth about a certain Mr S. Claus. To my dismay, I found the bacon element of “bacon and eggs” was really just an auld rasher which I could have had at home.
Pet trade relies on ‘disposable’ wild chameleons from Madagascar by Chris Scarffe on 20 January 2021 Despite being difficult to keep alive and healthy, chameleons are among the most popular reptiles in the exotic pet trade. Each year hundreds of thousands of these slow-moving reptiles are taken from the wild, both legally and illegally, many of them from threatened species living in the forests of Madagascar. Observers say the international trade in chameleons must be changed to avoid harming wild populations and improve the well-being of animals during transit and captivity. They also p...
Top environment stories from Madagascar in 2020 by Mongabay.com on 30 December 2020 Madagascar witnessed a convergence of calamities this year, from the pandemic to surging forest fires to an unprecedented drought. Despite growing pressures on its forests, new species continue to be uncovered from the island, with the description of a mouse lemur, several chameleons, and even the world’s ugliest orchid. Protected Area management has emerged as a bone of contention between the government and NGOs that manage them, underscoring the challenges of doing conservation in a poor country. Here are...