Primates-SG - Lemur News
Lemur News publishes manuscripts that deal largely or exclusively with lemurs and their habitat. The aims of the newsletter are 1) to provide a forum for exchange of information about all aspects of lemur biology and conservation, and 2) to alert interested people to …
Breaking: 95 Percent Of World’s Lemur Species On Edge Of
Lemurs are in danger of becoming extinct as the result of a variety of threats, including widespread destruction of their tropical forest habitats from slash-and-burn agriculture, illegal logging, charcoal production and mining. New data also indicate that hunting of these animals for food and live capture for pets has emerged as a serious threat.
Lemur - latest research news and features - Phys.org
New research has discovered that lemurs, the small primates native to Madagascar, are capable of exaggerating their size thanks to the unique structure of their larynx. What can be done when one...
Historic rescue returns trafficked and endangered wildlife to
1 day ago · Ring-tailed lemurs, one of Madagascar's most distinctive species, are increasingly targeted by wildlife traffickers who sell them as exotic pets in southeast Asia. Madagascar has launched an ...
Predicting What Extinctions Could Mean for Lemurs and the …
Aug 31, 2022 · New research shows that lemurs and their food trees are tightly linked in ecological networks, and that the extinction of lemurs will have cascading effects on ecosystem functions. The Critically Endangered black-and-white ruffed lemur, Varecia variegata, is one of the lemurs that eats the most fruit. When they consume the fruit, they pass the ...
Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to …
Nov 27, 2024 · Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both countries called their biggest ever operation against wildlife trafficking.
SOS Lemurs to continue until 2029 thanks to 9.5 million CHF
Oct 27, 2023 · In an ongoing commitment to protect one of the world’s most threatened primate groups, IUCN Save Our Species is proud to announce the extension of the SOS Lemurs initiative with a 9.5 million CHF second phase.
Madagascar’s famous lemurs could lose their rainforest by 2080
Dec 23, 2019 · High in the canopies of Madagascar ’s eastern rainforests live two critically endangered species of ruffed lemur, among the most famous of the island’s wildlife. Now, new models of climate change...
Almost a third of lemurs now Critically Endangered - IUCN
Jul 10, 2020 · Almost a third (31%) of all lemur species in Madagascar are now Critically Endangered – just one step away from extinction – with 98% of them threatened, according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM.
Lemurs use long-term memory, smell, and social cues to find food - Phys.org
Aug 7, 2024 · A new study by New York University researchers shows that lemurs use smell, social cues, and long-term memory to locate hidden fruit—a combination of factors that may have deep evolutionary roots.