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Preserving the Magic of Madagascar
The island of Madagascar is home to an enormous variety of plants and animals, most of which live only there. But the primeval, or virgin, forests that are home to these species are under intense pressure. Malagasy people, especially poor people, see the
This week we present a special two-part report on Madagascar. This island nation off the southeast coast of Africa possesses the most numerous and rarest of animal and plant species on the planet. Producer Daniel Grossman visited the island to
assess the conservation efforts underway to preserve Madagascar’s unique ecosystem which is under intense pressure from deforestation.