Akane Hatai, Fragile Wonder (NATURE WILDERNESS 2025)

I was overwhelmed to see a rare, critically endangered diademed sifaka in the wild rainforest of Madagascar. I cried tears of joy, a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with one of the world’s most threatened primates.

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