Madagascar is a place like no other in the world. It’s near Southern Africa, east of Mozambique. This island is slightly less than twice the size of Arizona and its coastline runs about 4,828 km. It’s mostly tropical all year long along the coast and temperate inland. It’s an absolutely beautiful island with a narrow coastal plain, high plateaus and maintains located in the center. Now I guess your wondering why Madagascar is so unique. Well for starters is one of the world’s top conservation priorities.  Why? Madagascar is home to plants and animals unique to this island. In other words they cant be found anywhere else in the world.

“More than 50 species of lemurs swing through the forest, and fluorescent-colored chameleons and lizards cling to trees and ferns. Brilliant red tomato frogs peek out from the jungle floor, while the majestic and huge baobab tree, called the ‘mother-of-the-forest’ by the local Malagasy people, keeps a careful watch over evolution gone wild. No one actually knows how many species exist in Madagascar today – perhaps 200,000 or more. What IS known, however, is that the majority of the endemic plant and animal species are not found anywhere else on earth, and that over 80% of the wildlife is unique to the island. Of the country’s 987 vertebrate species, 771 are endemic to the island. 12,000 species of plants and 45 percent of its 270 bird species are also endemic. These numbers are extraordinary, considering that Madagascar is roughly the size of Texas.”