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The Turtle Dove's purring song is a quintessential sound of the summer, but one that is getting harder to hear. This summer visitor arrives in late April, after spending the winter months in West ...
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.
“We also see a lot of common pochards here. They are an indicator of clean water. Bar- headed geese also come in large numbers from high altitude areas.” Darshan’s work has also inspired ...
According to data published in April by Insee, France's national statistics institute, infant deaths rose from 3.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2011 to 4.1 per 1,000 in 2024 – placing France ...
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 ...
Shumaker described René de Roland, the 10th winner of the Indianapolis Prize, as “dedicated, resourceful and a fierce advocate for Madagascar wildlife.” The Indianapolis Prize, dubbed the ...