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Alpha males are rare among our fellow primates: scientists
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» PARIS - New research on Monday contradicted the commonly held idea that males dominate females among primates, revealing far more nuanced power dynamics in the relationships of our close relatives.
Post-cyclone Mayotte faces biodiversity crisis
AFP, Published on 27/12/2024
» DZAOUDZI, Mayotte - Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and biodiversity crisis that could last for a decade or more, scientists say.
Biodiversity 'hot spots' devastated in warming world
AFP, Published on 09/04/2021
» PARIS - Unless nations dramatically improve on carbon cutting pledges made under the 2015 Paris climate treaty, the planet's richest concentrations of animal and plant life will be irreversibly ravaged by global warming, scientists warned Friday.
Newly discovered primate in Myanmar 'already facing extinction'
AFP, Published on 11/11/2020
» PARIS: In a rare find, scientists have identified a new species of primate, a lithe tree-dweller living in the forests of central Myanmar with a mask-like face framed by a shock of unruly grey hair.
Madagascar's lemurs enjoy respite as tourism struggles
AFP, Published on 24/09/2020
» ANDASIBE, Madagascar: Perched on a branch, the lemur blinks back intently at a group of gawking tourists disrupting a coronavirus-induced spell of tranquillity outside Madagascar's Andasibe national park.
Rare twin red-ruffed lemurs born at Singapore zoo
AFP, Published on 17/07/2020
» SINGAPORE - Twin red-ruffed lemurs have been born at Singapore zoo, officials said Thursday, a rare double delivery that is a boost for the endangered saucer-eyed primates.
Nearly all Madagascar's lemur species 'face extinction'
AFP, Published on 09/07/2020
» PARIS - Almost all species of lemur, the small saucer-eyed primates native to Madagascar, face extinction, an international conservation body warned on Thursday, adding to its growing list of animals and plants under threat.
Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs
AFP, Published on 22/04/2019
» VOHIBOLA (MADAGASCAR) - Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar.
The internet: a dangerous place for wild animals
AFP, Published on 23/05/2018
» PARIS - From ivory baubles and leopard coats to rare turtles and live bears, the online market for protected wildlife is booming, according to an International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) investigation released Wednesday.