The Madagascar Fauna Group is an international consortium of zoos and related organizations that pool their talents and resources to work together in one of the world's most endangered places. Madagascar is legendary for its levels of biodiversity and endemism, and many of its species are so bizarrely beautiful that the whole island seems improbable, a mythical biological wonderland.

Unfortunately, the island is now home to fragmented populations, burned forests, vast stretches of unpalatable grasslands, people struggling to survive, and rivers of red topsoil bleeding into the Mozambique channel and the Indian Ocean. The problems are numerous and can overwhelm both Malagasy government agencies and conservationists. The Madagascar Fauna Group was formed by zoos so that they could effectively apply their particular expertise to some of these problems.

In the US, the MFG works closely with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA), which counts the MFG among its Conservation Action Partnerships. This is highly beneficial in terms of logistical support, collaboration with other conservation committees and funding opportunities. The MFG values its strong relationship with the AZA. Nonetheless the Group is cognizant of its multi-national status and is diligent about the importance of recognizing all partners. The MFG was one of the first major multi-zoo, region-based conservation initiatives and as such served as the model for the AZA's Conservation Action Partnerships program.