https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2017-11-09 17:15:00 UTC 2017-11-09 17:40:46 UTC hello@padlet.com william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205389538 2017-11-09 17:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205389538 william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205389880 Located about 400 kilometers from the east coast of Africa, the island of Madagascar boasts plant and animal species that have evolved long in isolation from other land masses. In addition to Madagascar, the Madagascar and Indian Ocean Islands biodiversity hotspot includes the independent nations of Seychelles, the Comoros and Mauritius.]]> 2017-11-09 17:17:25 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205389880 william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205390437 Madagascar is known for it's wide range of lemurs and monkeys. The most populated species is the ring tailed lemur. ]]> 2017-11-09 17:18:24 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205390437 william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205393218 The baobab is a prehistoric species which predates both mankind and the splitting of the continents over 200 million years ago. Native to the African Savannah where the climate is extremely dry and arid, it is a symbol of life and positivity in a landscape where little else can thrive.]]> 2017-11-09 17:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205393218 william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205394729 The economy of Madagascar is very poor. It is very much a developing country. Today Madagascar’s economic growth is dependent on the return of political stability. Still, there are a number of people in need of financial aid just to be able to survive the hardships that surround them.]]> 2017-11-09 17:25:22 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205394729 william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205399517  Madagascar has lost as much as 80 percent of its original forest cover. Slash-and-burn agriculture, mining and logging are among the main causes. Wetlands, including lakes, rivers and marshes, are also under threat from transformation to rice fields.​​​​​​​​​​]]> 2017-11-09 17:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205399517 william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205400116 Many groups are coming into Madagascar to help the people with saving the ecosystems as well as helping with the economy. With the help of many non-profit organizations 
Madagascar hopes to stop all of the logging and coaling that is killing off their native species.]]> 2017-11-09 17:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205400116 william_mcduffee_769 https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205401439 Madagascar is classed as one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries that are considered to be home to the majority of the worlds biodiversity. Over 70% of the 250,000 wildlife species found in Madagascar are found nowhere else in the world. While 90% of the estimated 14,000 plants native to Madagascar are also found nowhere else.]]> 2017-11-09 17:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/william_mcduffee_769/nvkcrt104x8i/wish/205401439