Lemur Mania!

Lemurs are moving toward extinction at an alarming rate.  Like sweet, curious creatures being sucking into the oblivion of a humanity black hole.  Their presence with us is not long...

In the evolutionary family Lemuridae there are 5 genus:

Lemur, with 1 species
Eulemer, with 12 species
Varecia, with 2 species
Hapalemur, with 5 species, and
Prolemur, with 1 species

Of these 21 species of Lemur, 12 are found in zoos in the United States.  The only hope for many are their captivity in US zoos half a world away from their native homeland.

The only attempt at reintroducing a species to wild ended 12 months later with the death or disappearence of 12 of the 13 animals.  This after years of planning and months of acclimation.  Only a single male lived long enough to procreate in the wild population.  Until the situation in Madagascar miraculously improves...survival will depend on a large and diverse captive population.