Na ratunek lemurom z Madagaskaru - Redux
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A pair of white-fronted brown lemur (Eulemur albifrons) relax in the forest canopy on the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar, on September 22, 2023. Along with the red ruffed lemurs, white-fronted brown lemurs are among the most popularly hunted lemur in this region. Only found in north-eastern Madagascar, they are sexually dichromatic. Males are easily distinguished by their thick, prominent, white beards, bushy cheeks, and crown. Females have redder-brown upper parts, paler underparts and darker feet than males.
Hunting of endangered lemurs is one of the largest threats to the animals’ survival, but recent work from National Geographic Explorer Cortni Borgerson is showing that bug farming canÃłand hasÃłsaved lemur lives. In a pilot project in northeast Madagascar, Borgerson and colleagues supplied 100 households living on the edge of the Masoala National Park with bean plants that could easily be planted in disused areas around the edges of homes and between other cropsÃłspecies that were also known to attract local bugs called sakondry, or the bacon bug. This work has increased urgency as Masoala, a UNESCO world heritage forest, faces growing threats from illegal trafficking of precious woods, land clearing for cash and food crops, and the exploitation of marine resources for international markets.
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2023-09-22
Nichole Sobecki/VII/Redux/Redux Pictures/East News
Redux Pictures
Nichole Sobecki/VII/Redux
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