Conservationists hope to save a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard from extinction The rarest bird in the world - a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard - has been given a new ...

Then, quickly and largely unnoticed, the Madagascar pochard began to slip away, decimated by human activities like agriculture and fishing. For 15 years, researchers believed that the duck had ...

During an expedition to a remote northern region of the country in 2006, René de Roland and his team spotted a bird that researchers thought was extinct: the Madagascar pochard, a brown and white ...

"It's one of the first species I discovered in Madagasgar. It's the Madagascar pochard." RELATED: 2025 Emerging Conservationist Award winner chosen by Indianapolis Prize "Lily," as he likes to be ...

In 2006, René de Roland led his team in rediscovering the Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata), a rare duck thought to have gone extinct in the 1990s, in a remote area in northern Madagascar.

Madagascar Pochard: One of the rarest ducks in the world, the Madagascar pochard was once thought to be extinct. Photo Credit: Flickr This rare duck has made a surprising comeback, thanks to ...

René de Roland and his team are credited with the 2006 rediscovery of the Madagascar pochard, a rare duck thought to be extinct since the 1990s. He also contributed to the discovery of two ...

NEW YORK, May 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials from the Indianapolis Zoo announce Dr. Lily-Arison René de Roland, renowned scientist and biodiversity conservationist in Madagascar, as the 2025 ...

The rarest bird in the world - a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard - has been given a new home in time for the new year. An international team of researchers released 21 of the birds ...

Lily-Arison René de Roland, a conservationist with a knack for finding elusive species, is the tenth winner of the Indianapolis Prize for animal conservation. After considering 44 nominees and ...