Yes, Madagascar tops the list globally in terms of the percentage of plant species endemic to a single island. This is because, as I’ve said, Madagascar is highly species-rich.

Most people's encounters with lemurs have occurred through their representations in popular children's media, like ...

The African Plant Database lists 65,000 species of flowering plants, ferns and conifers found on the African continent and ...

From Tasmania to Madagascar to New Guinea, islands make up just over five per cent of Earth’s land yet are home to 31 per cent of the world’s plant species. A new study shows that of all ...

Due to its isolation, Madagascar’s wildlife evolved separately from Africa and India. Scientists estimate that more than 80% of all species on the island are endemic, meaning they can be found ...

More than a fifth of the Earth’s plant species are found only on islands, making them one of the largest biodiversity hotspots, a breakthrough global study has found. This conclusion has pushed ...

A local woman harvesting one of Madagascar's high-value medicinal plants. @TRAFFIC/T. Razafimanantsoa. According to information collected by TRAFFIC from government bodies, between 2018 and 2023 ...

Scientists found a silvery animal with a “chirp-like” call in spiky plants of Madagascar and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative forest in Andasibe. Photo from ...