Preserving Madagascar’s Natural Heritage: The Importance of Keeping the Islands’s Fossils in the Public Domain

Authors

Karen E. SamondsFollow
D.W. Krause
P.M. O'Connor
A.H. Rasoamiaramanana
G.A. Buckley
P.S. Chatrath
D.A. Burney
M.T. Carrano
J.J. Flynn
C.A. Forster
Laurie R. Godfrey
W.L. Jungers
R.R. Rogers
E.L. Simons
A.R. Wyss

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Article argues for the development of adequate repositories and support infrastructure in Madagascar to safeguard and display the country’s vertebrate fossil collections; doing so would ensure the preservation and appreciation of Madagascar’s rich natural heritage for future generations of scientists and Malagasy citizens alike.

Publication Date

1-1-2006

Recommended Citation

Krause DW, O’Connor PM, Rasoamiaramanana AH, Buckley GA, Chatrath PS, Burney DA, Carrano MT, Flynn JJ, Forster CA, Godfrey LR, Jungers WL, Rogers RR, Samonds KE, Simons EL, and Wyss AR (2006). Preserving Madagascar’s natural heritage: The importance of keeping the islands’s fossils in the public domain. Madagascar Conservation and Development 1, 43-47.

Original Citation

Krause DW, O’Connor PM, Rasoamiaramanana AH, Buckley GA, Chatrath PS, Burney DA, Carrano MT, Flynn JJ, Forster CA, Godfrey LR, Jungers WL, Rogers RR, Samonds KE, Simons EL, and Wyss AR (2006). Preserving Madagascar’s natural heritage: The importance of keeping the islands’s fossils in the public domain. Madagascar Conservation and Development 1, 43-47.

Department

Department of Biological Sciences

Legacy Department

Department of Biological Sciences

ISSN

1662-2510

Language

eng

Publisher

Madagascar Wildlife Conservation