1. The New Age of Extinction
Vanishing Act
By Bryan Walsh
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Index
Where is Madagascar?
Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
The Extinction waves
The sixth wave
Madagascar’s animals
Bibliography
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Where is Madagascar?
Madagascar is in many ways an Earth apart, where animals and plants evolve into forms utterly original
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6. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park
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The extinction waves
There have been five extinction waves in the planet's history
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The sixth wave
This time the cause is human activities
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Madagascar animals
Madagascar has seen more than 80% of its original vegetation cut down
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Leaf-tailed gecko
Uroplatus fimbriatus is a gecko which is found in eastern Madagascar
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Parson's chameleon
The Calumma parsonii is a species of chameleon
it is endemic to isolated pockets of humid primary forest in eastern and northern Madagascar
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PYGMY MOUSE LEMUR
Microcebus myoxinus is the second smallest of the mouse lemurs.
It lives in dry deciduous forests of western Madagascar
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CARNIVOROUS FOSSA
Cryptoprocta ferox is a mammal endemic to Madagascar
The fossa hunts small to medium sized animals, from fish to birds
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GOLDEN FROG
Mantella is a genus of frogs, endemic to Madagascar
The iridescent colors reflect the toxic nature of their skins
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Bibliography
The New Age of Extinction, Bryan Walsh, Time,13 April 2009
Animals under siege, T. Boucher, Time, April 13, 2009
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Liceo scientifico A. Oriani Ravenna School year: Interdisciplinary project: Man and the environment-Climate changes and endangered species Subjects involved: English, I.T. Teachers involved: Prof.ssa Siboni Class: 1°C P.N.I. Students involved: Girau Luca e Terrazzi Paolo
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