It's open season on Madagascar's biodiversity

摘要

Roasted lemurs and criminal gangs exporting precious hardwood: this is the sad state of affairs for Madagascar's legendary biodiversity. Since a military coup ousted the president in March, loggers have been stripping the country's forests and killing its animals for bushmeat.rnForeign aid has been curtailed and, with no stable government in place to enforce the law, NGOs in Madagascar report that criminal organisations have been quick to exploit the country's unique animal and plant life.