Na ratunek lemurom z Madagaskaru - Redux

Be Noel Razafindrapaoly and Cortni Borgerson discover a trap set for a bushpig in the forest of the Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar, on September 20, 2023. 10,000 years ago all of humanity depended on wildlife for food, and millions of people across the globe continue to do so. Now, though, hundreds of wildlife species are facing extinction, partly due to demand for wild meat – which is increasing with the population. Growing contact between humans and wildlife, as habitats fragment, is also increasing the likelihood of zoonotic disease transmission. 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.