Lemur Love

Here are some World Lemur Day photos from La Marmaille school in Mangily, Madagascar. Students mom's pitched in to help clean up the community, and the kids had a special day of lemur-themed content, including readings of the TikTik book (Thanks to Lemur Conservation Foundation for helping us get these to the school in 2019!) YOUR support allowed us to get 110 children enrolled for this school year and set up an emergency loan program wherein students mom's can apply for aid... for food, medicine, or any other urgent need. Humanitarian aid is an important aspect of biodiversity conservation. THANK YOU for your continued support <3 #LemurLove

On Featured Woman Wednesday, we take the time to highlight the work and passion of a true lemur lover! My name is Manoa Faliarivola, I am an ornithologist in Madagascar. I am currently preparing a postdoc project. I studied natural sciences at the University of Antananarivo and I integrated the courses of Animal Conservation Biology within the former department of animal biology in 2013. I had my Master degree in 2016 with a specialization in ornithology and I had the oppo...rtunity to pursue a doctorate with the same specialization. I defended my PhD at the beginning of October this year. I intend to continue scientific research in this area as long as possible. Although an ornithologist, and I don't call it cheating with my beloved birds, I also love lemurs. My favorite species is Daubentonia madagascariensis, I have never had the opportunity to see one in the wild but I am not losing hope, I will probably get the opportunity to see one even if that means doing transects at night in addition to the morning transects I usually do when studying birds. I hope Malagasy people will understand how misjudged this species is and start caring for and protecting it. In 2017, while I was doing morphometric studies of birds at Kirindy CNFEREF, one of my sites was on the daily path of a group of lemurs (Eulemur rufifrons) and sometimes I stay there to observe how each individual passes through the mist-net set up to capture birds (rest assured, birds are captured, measured and then released). Lemurs first felt the net, some tried to get under it and others climbed a tree nearby and jumped over it. Once or twice they would go straight through the net leaving a big hole, which takes me hours to fix. It seems frustrating but what won't I do for the birds or the lemurs?

#MadagascarMonday #MalagasySpeciesHighLight Fantatrao ve ny karazana sokatra kely atao hoe Kapidolo, fantatra amin’ny anarana siantifika hoe . Izy io dia sokatra kely mirefy 12 ka hatramin’ny 15 cm ary milanja 250 ka hatramin’ny 650 g. Amin’ny faritra andrefan’i Madagasikara no ahitana azy. Efa fantatra fa eo ambavahaonan’ny faharinganana io karazana sokatra io nohon’ny fanimbana ny ala fonenany fa indrindra ihany koa nohon’ny fa...marotana azy antsokosoko any ivelany. #MadagascarMonday #MalagasySpeciesHighLight Do you know the Malagasy flat-tailed tortoise ( )? It is one of the most threatened tortoises in the world. It is a small tortoise (Length: 12 15 cm Weight: 250 650 g) with a distinctly flat tail. This species is found only in a small area of western Madagascar and listed as Critically Endangered as a result of deforestation and collection for the international pet trade. Photo credits: Josh-More: CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 Shutterstock (http://www.edgeofexistence.org/species/flat-tailed-tortoise/) "Flat-backed Spider Tortoise, Parc Endemi" (CC BY-SA 2.0) by Anthony Stanley (https://cutt.ly/4gOCLDe)

When it's bedtime after a long day of celebrating #WorldLemurDay The ring-tailed lemur troops in Tsimanampesotse National Park have their favorite spots for bedtime! The "iLove Troop" uses nooks and crannies in a cliff wall to sleep Any guesses who gets the best spot? ... #LemurLove #WLD2020

One of our popular #MadagascarMonday posts earlier this year was put together by the amazing Seheno Corduant We wanted to share again with you on #WorldLemurDay, because: Why not?! #LemurLove #WLD2020

What do you think lemurs would like to eat at a World Lemur Day party? Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches make a mighty fine crunchy snack Sticker Credit: Lauren Petronaci... #LemurLove #WorldLemurDay #WLD2020 See more

What's #WorldLemurDay without sharing amazing photos & art of #lemurs?! Check out some of our contestants from last year's contests (Photography & Art) Big shout out to: Bob Karp, Quentin Valet, Lori Komejan, Mike Owyang, Geoffrey Yuen, Hoby Ambinintsoa, Amara Sankhagowit, Yeleny Smith, Sibylle Westbrook, Richard Nichols, Glorianna Nichols, Lillian, and Madalynn!... Feel free to share your favorites with your friends and family to show how great lemurs are! #LemurLove #WLD2020

Happy World Lemur Day! Everyday at #LemurLove is World Lemur Day! Throughout the day, we will be sharing some of your favorite posts to celebrate these amazing primates Stay tuned for the cuteness, and thank you for loving lemurs! ... Logo credit: Lauren Petronaci (2019) #WorldLemurDay #WLD2020

WHO IS EXCITED FOR #WorldLemurDay??? Our junior Global Troop Member, Glorianna, certainly is! She'll be dressed as a Golden Crowned Sifaka tomorrow and helping spread the word about how lemurs are wonderful and they need our help! [Shared with permissions from Glorianna and her mom, Meredith Vandelay]. Lemur Conservation Network #LemurLove #LemurFan #Conservation #Sifaka #Madagascar

Lemurs are Madagascar's treasure! On this #WorldLemurDay eve, please remember that lemurs are wild animals and #NotPets. Please don't support the illegal (in Madagascar) or sometimes legal (in some American states and Great Britain) by owning a lemur, paying to engage with a lemur, or posting or re-sharing photos of lemurs as pets (or in close proximity to humans). #Wildlife #LemurLove #Conservation WWF Madagascar Arboretum d'Antsokay IUCN Save Our Species GERP Madagascar

It’s Featured Woman Wednesday today! We take this opportunity to highlight the work and passion of a true lemur lover. My name is Bevan Clark and I am a Lead Technician at the Duke Lemur Center. I have been working at the Lemur Center for 16 + years! I work in the animal husbandry department, providing daily care for a variety of diurnal and nocturnal prosimian species. I also assist in supervising the husbandry technician staff. I studied Zoology in college and came to the ...Duke Lemur Center in 2004 after working with macaques but with little familiarity with lemurs. It was not difficult to jump on the lemur bandwagon after I arrived at the DLC. Their unique behaviours, appearances, social dynamics, etc., amaze me. Me 3 favorite species, aka love/ am obsessed with are the Eastern Lesser Bamboo lemurs, Red-bellied lemurs and Grey mouse lemurs. I am the SSP coordinator and North American Studbook keeper for the mouse lemur. Don’t tell any of these species but my favorite lemur at the DLC is Bertha, a Coquerel’s sifaka. She was the first infant born to the group of sifaka that I was caring for in 2011. She is a very laid-back lemur and wonderful at operant conditioning training. She still rules the roost over her cage mate Ferdinand but has a vast fan club of technicians and visitors. While at the DLC, I have been fortunate to travel to Madagascar on two occasions, once in 2014 to travel and experience the SAVA region and the Duke projects based there. I recently traveled there in 2019-early 2020 to work at Parc Ivoloina for 6 months at the zoo as a Technical Advisor. During my time in Madagascar, particularly my time spent at Ivoloina, I was able to meet exceptional people and lemurs. Madagascar made quite an impact on me personally and professionally. I hope to be able to go back one day to see all the friends I have made both human and lemur! : David Haring Bertha with her biggest fan reflecting on her magnificence

Malagasy students and early career scholars: don't forget that our Lemur Love Writing Fellowship applications are due on Oct 31! Application information can be found on our website homepage. We are seeking Malagasy scientists or social scientists with existing datasets who need academic mentoring to turn their data into a manuscript for publication. All data with #conservation implications eligible. http://www.lemurlove.org/

#MadagascarMonday Miaraha-mankalaza ny andron'ny varika miaraka amin'ireo fikambanana marobe eto Madagasikara sy maneran-tany isika!! Lohahevitra hifampizarantsika eto Madagasikara: Ny #varika sy ny toeram-ponenany: arovako satria #Harenako. #MadagascarMonday As we are getting close to the #WorldLemurDay, we wanted to wish you a Wonderful World Lemur Festival!! "Leap for lemurs on World Lemur Day! Learn, Share, and Act to Save Lemurs Together."