It currently comprises of 17 forest fragments (Fig.1.), each of which are degraded and harvested for natural resources to various extents (Fig.2.). Sainte Luce represents one of the last examples of intact southern littoral forest in Madagascar (Consiglio et al, 2006). From a conservation perspective, such parameters can provide valuable monitoring tools and early diagnosis of declines in vulnerable populations. In order to properly understand population dynamics, and how animals are responding to fragmentation and anthropogenic pressures over time, it is crucial to obtain estimates of population size and population density for threatened species (Buckland et al, 2001). Furthermore 100 species are reported as undergoing population declines. Of these, 98% of species are considered threatened with extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN, 2019). ![]() Overall, exceptional and recommended without hesitation.Approximately one-fifth (113) of the worlds 504 recognised primate species are endemic to the island of Madagascar (Estrada et al, 2017). Roger Allam is also superb, his rapport with Evans always compels and entertains but Thursday is quite a sympathetic character, as well as loyal and firm, and Allam does a lot special with a role that could have been less interesting possibly in lesser hands. Shaun Evans as ever does some powerful, charismatic work as younger Morse, showing enough loyalty to John Thaw's iconic Morse while making the character his own too. The characters are interesting, lead and supporting, with Morse displaying more recognisable character quirks with each episode and as aforementioned it is impossible not to love his relationship with Thursday. The pacing is restrained, but that allows the atmosphere to come through, and pretty much all the same it excels in that aspect. How great to see a younger Max and Strange well before he became superintendent. ![]() Morse and Thursday's father/son relationship, while even stronger later being more entertaining and heartfelt, has a lot of warmth, is so well written within the story and is a large part of the series' appeal and there is some good suspense. ![]() There is plenty to be shocked, and there are not many episodes to leave me disturbed or heart-broken but "Neverland" did, especially one of the shocking endings seen for any episode of any show. The story has tension, a good deal going on and little feels improbable or too obvious while being suitably complicated. Writing, as has been said many times in my reviews for the previous 'Endeavour' episodes, is every bit as intelligent, entertaining and tense as the previous episodes and as the best of 'Morse'. It was also a genius move to keep Barrington Pheloung on board, with his hauntingly beautiful scoring and immortal 'Inspector Morse' theme. "Neverland" is exquisitely photographed and there is something very nostalgic and charming about the atmospherically evoked 1960s period detail. Once again, cannot fault the production values. It is one of the episodes that both disturbed and moved me most, even more so than two of the show's darkest and most tense "Nocturne" and "Fugue". What an exceptional way to end the season and it is agreed that it is one of the best episodes of 'Endeavour'. Season 2's best episode to me is "Neverland". Season 2 took a darker turn, but once again all the episodes were great (even with "Trove" having one of 'Endeavour's' most far-fetched and over-complicated endings, great episode otherwise), with the weakest one "Sway" still being very good. The first season was even better, with all the episodes being outstanding. Was very impressed by the pilot episode, even with a very understandable slight finding-its-feet feel (that is true of a lot of shows, exceptions like 'Morse' itself, 'A Touch of Frost' and 'Midsomer Murders', which started off great and were remarkably well established, are fairly few. It maintains everything that makes 'Inspector Morse' so good, while also containing enough to make it its own, and in my mind 'Inspector Morse', 'Lewis' and 'Endeavour' go perfectly well together. As said in my review for the entire show two years ago, 'Endeavour' is not just a more than worthy prequel series to one of my favourite detective dramas of all time and goes very well with it, but it is a great series on its own as well. Having recently been, and just finished being, on a roll reviewing all the episodes of 'Lewis', which generally was very enjoyable before having some disappointments later on, it occurred to me to do the same for 'Inspector Morse's' (one of my favourites for over a decade, and all the episodes were also reviewed in my first year on IMDb eight years ago) prequel series 'Endeavour'.
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