only to end up on the sandy shores of exotic Madagascar. At last, Marty's dream will come true; nevertheless, what does it really mean to be a truly wild animal?

One of the many extraordinary facts about Madagascar is that it bears virtually no dangerous animals. Save for the Nile crocodile (see Close Calls with Crocs), all of Africa's big beasts are ...

Large numbers of endangered whale sharks have been sighted in waters off Madagascar. The first major scientific survey in the area shows there are far more of the huge fish than previously thought.

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises swept away from ...

A member of the Tandroy community of southern Madagascar, he works full time in a local mine. He says his commitment to protect the critically endangered tortoises stems from cultural beliefs that ...