Hugh Thomson

Exotic and endangered: Madagascar in peril

One of the world’s largest islands may be one of its least visited, but its unique biodiversity is fast being destroyed, says John Gimlette

Baobabs at sunset in Madagascar. Credit: Alamy 
issue 16 January 2021

  • The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, An Island Story

    John Gimlette

    Head of Zeus, pp. 464, £30

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