Don’t miss this new 15 minute film from the Lemur Conservation Foundation (LCF)!
- View stunning scenery from Madagascar’s northeast SAVA region – the only home of critically endangered silky sifakas (Propithecus candidas).
- Learn about lemurs, the threats they face, and the critical conservation actions that LCF is taking to address these threats.
- Explore LCF’s Myakka City Lemur Reserve in Florida and learn how this unique reserve contributes to lemur conservation in the USA.
- Hear from LCF Founder Penelope Bodry-Sanders, Executive Director Deborah Robbins Millman, Conservation and Research Director Dr. Erik Patel, Curator Meredith Hinton, Forest Monitoring Manager Charles Rasolondravoavy, and more.
A Malagasy language version of the film will be played to local communities and during festivals.
The Malagasy film is titled “Fiarovana Magnerana Ny Kaontinanta : Madagasikara”. It includes voiceover in the Tsymihety dialect, which is the local dialect that is spoken around Marojejy National Park. This may be the first conservation film in this dialect of Malagasy! Watch the Malagasy film on Vimeo.
Dr. Erik Patel describes the film:
Lemur Conservation Foundation (LCF) recently completed a new 15 minute film illustrating their programs and results in the SAVA region of northeastern Madagascar as well as in Florida at the Myakka City Lemur Reserve in the USA. The film bridges the connection between the lemur breeding facility in the United States (which contains the largest breeding populations of Critically Endangered red ruffed lemurs and mongoose lemurs outside of Madagascar), and the LCF Madagascar office which supports Marojejy National Park and Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve.
The film reviews the 25 year history of the organization and the extensive managed breeding program. Several major Madagascar programs are featured: Environmental education, Fuel-efficient cook stoves, Forest patrols, Ecotourism, and Population Health and Environment medical programs.
Watch the film for free on Vimeo
Both the English and Malagasy language films were produced by Digital Development Company (DDC) based in Antananarivo with an all Malagasy film crew.
