Madagascar Archive
No More Mali than Madagascar
Posted by jimheck in Environment, Madagascar, Politics on September 10, 2012
The increasing destruction of Madagascar’s environment is no less critical to mankind than the destruction of libraries and temples in Mali. Two scientific studies completed last month now confirm that the incredible rate of Madagascar deforestation is so severe now that the runoff erosion is “smothering local coral reefs.” This is the first time that [...]
Biggest! Strongest! Smallest!
Posted by jimheck in BIrds, Evolution, Madagascar, Uncategorized, Wildlife Research on February 17, 2012
A ridiculously small, and a ridiculously large chamaeleon and a ridiculously strong little bird. Africa at its best! I have personally seen the northern wheatear breeding in Alaska and foraging in Africa, and we’ve not known until now where the Alaskan birds migrated. That’s because there are wheatears in eastern northern Canada and even Greenland [...]
LET IT BE
Posted by jimheck in Corruption, Environment, Madagascar on October 11, 2011
Gibson guitars and an African dictator, a major conservation group, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, and yes you guessed it, the T-Party, are banging out country and western lyrics headed for the Grammys. Dissonance par excellence. I own (I think, my son took it about 10 years ago) a beautiful Gibson guitar which I played badly [...]