Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Mapping Madagascar

The animated movie of the same name portrayed the island with party-loving lemurs, a naive zebra, and a lion undergoing identity crisis. With the rich biodiversity of the island, the issue that is raised is which areas to protect. Experts leave the answer to a computer, which should be able to pinpoint the upper 10% priority area, inclusive of the biodiversity of the species and the diversity of their respective required habitats.

Read the full article at the BBC website.

It may not be the kind where you can watch the animated film through video-straming, but this is what I call an extensive hotspot coverage!

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