Science

Save me. More than 2,300 species including the giant leaf-tailed gecko, 7 to 10 inches long, are found in the wild on the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, and nowhere else in the world. In a new conservation plan introduced in the journal Science, conservation biologists map out the locations for thousands of animal and plant species on Madagascar, to find the most important habitats to preserve. That contrasts with the usual efforts, which focus on a few high-profile and popular animals.