Friday, August 3, 2018

Lemurs are now the most endangered species of primate on the planet

Approximately 94% of the 111 species and subspecies of lemur are under threat of extinction in their indigenous country of Madagascar - and the only place they exist outside of captivity. Of the remaining lemur groups only 6 are not listed under high risk of extinction in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. This retrogression was revealed by a Primate Specialist Group that has been analyzing current threats to the survival of lemur populations...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/lemurs-are-now-the-most-endangered-species-of-primate-on-the-planet
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