Na ratunek lemurom z Madagaskaru - Redux

Sakondry (Zanna tenebrosa), known as the “bacon bug,” are being farmed in an effort to halt biodiversity loss and reduce malnutrition in the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar, on September 19, 2023. National Geographic Explorer Cortni Borgerson’s research suggests these nutritious insects hold the key to food security and saving endangered lemurs in Madagascar. 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. Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world and is home to over 5% of the total species found on Earth.