Whitley Award Success for Mamy Razafitsalama and Planet Madagascar!
Conservation in Madagascar got a big boost this week, as Mamy Razafitsalama of Planet Madagascar won a Whitley Fund for Nature award! The Lemur Conservation Network congratulates Mamy for this great honor. This award is a testament to his hard work and his dedication to lemur conservation in Madagascar. In this blog post, learn more about the award, about Mamy’s work with Planet Madagascar, and how he plans to use the prize money to support conservation. About the Whitley Fund […]
“If tomorrow…Madagascar!”, A Poem
If tomorrow.. Madagascar! If tomorrow, no more lemurs or any endemic animal species Were around in those pockets of forests Whether dry, or spiny, or rain or montane or littoral Or primary or secondary or pristine or any pieces… If tomorrow, no more trees Whether shrubs or short or tall Whether deciduous or ever green No longer to be seen in those hills or lowlands… If tomorrow, no more soil fertile On those used-to-be granaries of Madagascar […]
Over $100,000 of Donations Matched for Lemurs!
Learn About the 2022 World Lemur Day Logo with Dr. Stacey Tecot!
The 2022 World Lemur Festival and World Lemur Day logo features an illustration of the Red Bellied Lemur and the Rufous Mouse Lemur. We spoke to scientist Dr. Stacey Tecot to learn more about these two iconic lemur species. Can you tell us about our two featured species? Where are they found, what do they eat, and are they endangered? Red Bellied Lemur The red-bellied lemurs are a medium-sized lemur species best known for their chestnut brown coat colour, and […]
Join the 2022 World Lemur Festival Drawing Challenge!
October 28 is World Lemur Day, and we invite you to celebrate lemurs with us all October through a drawing challenge! Join the 2022 World Lemur Festival drawing challenge to help us inspire the world to love lemurs and take action to save them from extinction. Each week from September 25 to October 30, we are highlighting one of the five families of lemurs on our social media channels. We challenge artists of all ages to join the challenge by […]
On the Ground in Madagascar with Ellie Dobbs: Researching Aye-Aye Taboos
We interview Ellie Dobbs, a Masters student in Conservation Biology at the University of Kent. Her research studies the variations in perceptions and taboos about aye-ayes in Madagascar. Her undergraduate dissertation is titled “The Aye-Aye Enigma: Analysing the variation in attitudes, beliefs, and customary institutions pertaining to the aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis)”. She aimed to deduce existing patterns in attitudes and highlight drivers for these attitudes and perceptions. What is your background, and how did you find yourself studying the lemurs […]
Virtual Trainings to Build Conservation Capacity During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Conservation Technology Webinar Series Covid-19 regulations limited our abilities to provide in-person training, so the Lemur Conservation Network held a series of conservation technology webinars for the Malagasy conservation community from April to August 2020. This webinar series provided technical guidance and practical advice on conservation technology tools that can be used to enhance the conservation work at our members’ project sites. The webinars were led by Dr. Matthew Moskwik who has over 20 years of experience working in conservation […]
