Poaching is a major threat to endangered lemurs in some parts of Madagascar, but a group has come up with an innovative solution to the problem: replace lemur meat with silkworm pupae, a byproduct of silk production.
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December 12, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Replacing lemur meat with insect protein in Madagascar
December 03, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Despite small brains, gray mouse lemurs use calls to avoid inbreeding
As a small-brained and largely solitary primate, the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) wasn't supposed to have the capacity to distinguish the calls of its kin calls from other lemurs. However, a new study in BMC Ecology, finds that a
November 13, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Greater bamboo lemur removed from ‘most endangered primates’ list
Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur has been removed from the list of the world's 25 most endangered primates after conservationists discovered previously unknown populations of the rare creature, according to the Aspinall Foundation, a charity that set ...
November 13, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Greater bamboo lemur removed from ‘most endangered primates’ list
Madagascar's greater bamboo lemur has been removed from the list of the world's 25 most endangered primates after conservationists discovered previously unknown populations of the rare creature, according to the Aspinall Foundation, a charity that set ...
August 17, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Madagascar gets biggest protected area
Madagascar officially designated its largest protected area in a region renowned for its tropical rainforests and rich diversity of wildlife, including 20 species of lemurs, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a group that was instrumental...
July 24, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Past climate change reduced lemur population in Madagascar
Climate change that took place 4,000-10,000 years ago may have contributed to the endangered status of one of Madagascar's rarest lemurs by reducing the extent of its habitat, argues a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Natural
July 16, 2012 by Jeremy Hance | No comments
Cute animal picture of the day: baby bamboo lemur
Greater bamboo lemurs (Prolemur simus) are one of over a hundred lemur species found only on the island of Madagascar. Listed as Critically Endangered, there are only around 500 individuals known in the wild, making them one of the world's
July 13, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
91% of Madagascar’s lemurs threatened with extinction
94 of the world's 103 lemur species are at risk of extinction according to a new assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released by the group's Species Survival Commission during a workshop this week. Lemurs, a
July 03, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Cutting-edge research center opens in Madagascar rainforest
A high-tech research center opened today on the edge of a rainforest in Madagascar. The facility, known as the Centre Valbio, will support efforts to study Madagascar's unique wildlife, deliver health care to impoverished communities, and understand li...
July 02, 2012 by Mongabay.com | No comments
Picture: baby black lemur born at Howletts Wild Animal Park
Howletts Wild Animal Park in near Canterbury in Britain released photos of an infant black lemur born recently.
