We
would like to alert you to Part 2 of a new 3 part series on BBC 4 called
Nature’s Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution.
Episode 2 titled “Madagascar: A World Apart” is scheduled for Monday 25th January at 9pm. It examines how Madagascar is a natural laboratory of evolution and introduces the viewer to the amazing species that inhabit the island.
Our partner Association Mitsinjo is featured in the episode. They are involved in extending the forest corridor around Andasibe National Park.
Episode 2 titled “Madagascar: A World Apart” is scheduled for Monday 25th January at 9pm. It examines how Madagascar is a natural laboratory of evolution and introduces the viewer to the amazing species that inhabit the island.
Our partner Association Mitsinjo is featured in the episode. They are involved in extending the forest corridor around Andasibe National Park.
More
details from the BBC website which highlights the following (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06yrgvr):
This
series examines, “some of the crucial influences on natural selection that
are normally overlooked - like geology, geography, isolation and time - the
series reveals that there's much more to evolution than 'survival of the
fittest'. Charting the lifecycle of islands - from their birth and colonisation
to the flowering of evolutionary creativity that often accompanies their
maturity, and what happens when an island grows old and nears its end - Fortey
encounters wild lemurs in the rainforest of Madagascar, acid-resistant shrimps
in the rock pools of Hawaii, and giant wolf spiders in Madeira as he searches
for the hidden rules of island evolution.
In
the second episode, Fortey travels to the rainforests of Madagascar - an
ancient island that has spawned some of the most extraordinary groups of plants
and animals anywhere in the world. From beautiful Indri lemurs, toxic frogs,
and the cat-like giant mongoose called the fossa, to evolutionary oddities like
the giraffe-necked weevil and the otherworldly aye-aye, he uncovers the secrets
of the evolutionary niche - examining how, given millions of years, animals and
plants can adapt to fill almost any opportunity they find.”
To
find out more about the work that Association Mitsinjo does please visit:
https://associationmitsinjo.wordpress.com/reforestation/
And to find out what we do in Madagascar and to see how you can get involved visit http://www.moneyformadagascar.org/. To make a donation to support our partners who are trying to protect forests and livelihoods in Madagascar, please visit http://moneyformadagascar.org/english/make-a-donation.asp
https://associationmitsinjo.wordpress.com/reforestation/
And to find out what we do in Madagascar and to see how you can get involved visit http://www.moneyformadagascar.org/. To make a donation to support our partners who are trying to protect forests and livelihoods in Madagascar, please visit http://moneyformadagascar.org/english/make-a-donation.asp
