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Poachers threaten precious Madagascar forest and lemurs

Threatened: Lemurs in Madagascar's Vohibola forest are in danger of being wiped out by poaching and logging. [AFP]

Under a leaden sky, six rangers walk silently in single file through Vohibola, one of the last primary forests in eastern Madagascar.

Alert to the slightest movement and sound, Michael Tovolahy's patrol is tracking poachers who are inflicting grievous harm to this jewel of biodiversity.

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