NOVA Online | The Wilds of Madagascar

Journey with us into the lost world of Madagascar on this latest NOVA/PBS Online Adventure (real-time in May and June 2000). In two little-visited regions—a cave-riddled canyonland in which the NOVA program "Secrets of the Crocodile Caves" was filmed and a mountainous rain forest—follow the efforts of scientists trying to capture and study a catlike predator known as the fossa and an extremely rare lemur called the silky sifaka. Here is your virtual expedition dossier:

Dispatches
Share in the adventure day by day with real-time dispatches written on site and sent by satellite phone with digital images and sounds.
The Expedition
Read a backgrounder on the expedition, meet the team members, and get the lowdown on radiotracking a wild animal.
Surviving the Wilds
Crocs, man-eating trees, "wild men of the woods"—Madagascar teems with threats, some near-mythical, some all too real.
Explore Madagascar
View 360° QuickTime panoramas of places few people have ever seen, and lead yourself on a virtual tour of Madagascar with a clickable photo essay bearing hidden surprises.
E-Mail
Have a question for one of the scientists or other team members in the field? Send it to us, and we'll do our best to get a response. This is also the place to forward your comments about the Web site.
Classroom Resources
Make the most of this adventure for your students by using our lesson plans, links to resources, a regular listserve, and more.

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