CONNECT Magazine September 2008

CONNECT is our monthly magazine for members. You'll find feature articles and member news — including exhibit openings and important conservation achievements.

Markets for Conservation (in PDF)
Business is green in Luangwa, Zambia. By Jennifer Shalant
Saving the Critically Endangered Mississippi Gopher Frog (in PDF)
With fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild, he Mississippi, or dusky gopher frog, is possibly the most endangered amphibian in North America. By Rachel Hansen and Deanna Lance
Saving the World's Largest Bird (in PDF)
The Ostrich Recovery Project in Niger By Kelley Bishop, Pete Black, Rob Fleischer, Sara Hallager, Bill Houston, Michael Mace, Steve Monfort, John Newby and Scott Tidmus
Not a Laughing Matter: Conservation Effects of Media Portrayals (in PDF)
Could people's misperceptions about chimpanzees be traced to their inappropriate portrayal in the media? By Steve Ross

On the Cover
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s new Madagascar! exhibit highlights the habitats and fauna of the world’s fourth largest island. The fossa – a unique mammalian predator found only on Madagascar – can be found in the Masoala gallery, a dramatic recreation of Masoala National Park.

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