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.

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 ...

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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 ...

René de Roland's contribution to the discovery of a variety of species is substantial, including the rediscovery of the Madagascar pochard, a rare duck thought to be extinct since the 1990s.

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 ...

The Critically Endangered Madagascar Pochard has shown signs of a population recovery, with numbers trebling since 2011. The species was rediscovered by The Peregrine Fund, when 13 birds were found at ...

ABU DHABI, 9th February, 2020 (WAM) -- The world’s rarest duck, the Madagascar pochard, has taken a small step away from the threat of extinction, thanks to a conservation project that has received ...