The Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc. awarded the prize to a scientist and biodiversity conservationist who has discovered ...

During an expedition to a remote northern region of the country in 2006, René de Roland and his team spotted a bird that researchers thought was extinct: the Madagascar pochard, a brown and ...

René de Roland and his team are credited with the 2006 rediscovery of the Madagascar pochard, a rare duck thought to be extinct since the 1990s. He also contributed to the discovery of two ...

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René de Roland's contribution to the discovery of a variety of species is substantial, including the rediscovery of the Madagascar pochard, a rare duck thought to be extinct since the 1990s.