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 * Group Members:**Astrid Michelson

Google Earth Tour


 * How Will We Work Together:**

Endangered Species Research and Source Document
 * Research:**

Sources: Be sure to include pictures, videos, books, databases, and online sites • World Book- Lemur- www.worldbook.com/ • Live Science- Mother and Child- www.livescience.com/animals • Grolier- Lemurs- http://go.grolier.com/ • The Endangered Ring- Ring Tailed Lemur- www.csd99.org • Lemurs- www.thewildones.org • Wildlife Conservation Society- Masoala National Park- www.wcs.org/ • www.flickr.com • www.ackive.org Lemur Conservation Foundation- Mission Statement-http://www.lemurreserve.org/mission.html Zoo Atlanta- Vision, Mission, Values- http://www.zooatlanta.org/aboutus_vision.htm San Diego Zoo- Home-http://www.sandiegozoo.org/ Wildlife Conservation Society- On All Fronts(mission)- http://www.wcs.org/sw-our_mission Wildlife Conservation Society- Masoala National Park- http://www.wcs.org/sw-around_the_globe/Africa/174291 www.youtube.com Lemur Conservation Foundation- Myakka city Lemur Reserve- http://www.lemurreserve.org/myakka.html

Questions:

1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics?

Locate your animal’s habitat (Where does it live? Does it migrate?)

• live only in the island countries of Madagascar and Comoros, which lie off the southeast coast of Africa.

Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal. • Aye-Aye Lemur • Pygmy mouse lemur • Ring-tailed lemur • Ruffed lemur

Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal • long nose • large eyes • small body • long tail • some move around during the day or night • eats fruits, leaves, birds, their eggs, insects, and other small animals • wide ranges of colors (ex. Brown, white, black, yellow, orange) • travel together in “bands” • can walk on hind legs • long-limbed • with thick, woolly fur • have fingers like humans • 50 species of lemurs devided into 5 families • the female in dominate over the male

2. Where and why is your animal endangered?

Locate where it is endangered (might not be endangered in all its habitats) • Madagascar • Comoros Islands

Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered • The cutting down of trees where the lemurs live for agraculture • wild fires, and over grazing • The lemurs are being hunted by humans for food • Being captured as pets •

Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment • 1,000 lemurs in zoos worldwide • 10,000-100,000 lemurs in the wild • 15 species extinct, 10 critically endangered, 7 endangered, and 19 vulnerable. 3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved?

Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. • Zoo Atlanta • Wildlife Conservation Society • CITES • Lemur Conservation Foundation • Masoala National Park • Lemurs and Forests of Madagascar
 * Lemurs and Forests of Madagascar
 * Myakka City Lemur Reserve

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done?

• Wildlife Conservation Society- providing parks for endangered animals

• CITES – is setting up treaties to prevent the killing or hurting of animals • The Lemur Conservation Foundation- captive breeding, scientific research, education, and reintroduction.

• Masoala National Park- providing homes for the lemur who’s homes have been destroyed


 * Lemurs and Forests of Madagascar-Manombo Forest is home to eight species of lemurs. Here, you will encounter different species of animals and plants, many of which are found no where else in the world. This beautiful but threatened forest, which is harmed be human disturbance, is the perfect place to study how lemurs respond to their changing world.


 * Zoo Altanta- Zoo Atlanta is where lemurs can be found. Here the zoo is trying to conserve the lemur population. The zoo wants to teach the people the value of wildlife on Earth and to help save existing species through conservation is a good thing. It plans to do this by providing an informative, educational, and engaging experience. Being respectful and responsible of the animals. And engaging in related conservation activities and research.


 * Duke Lemur Center- This school is the world's largest sanctuary for rare and endangered primates. Duke's Lemur Center missions are to promote research and understanding of primates and their natural habitat by advancing the knowledge. The research center is doing reseach to help figure out how the lemur population can be saved. It's community wants to use reasearch to be able to understand why the lemur population is lessening, and use the information to try to fix the problem.


 * Comoros Island-The Comoros, which lye between Madagascar and the African continent, are the only other place where you can find lemurs in the wild. Here they are also endangered because of the destruction of their homes. Its people are trying to conserve this island from total destruction.


 * San Diego Zoo-The San Diego Zoo is one of the largest zoos in the world with over 4,000 animals. This zoo is one of the many conservation programs that have lemurs in its studies. The zoo wishes to get information about the worlds animals through education and services.


 * Myakka City Lemur Reserve- Myakka City Lemur Reserve is a 90 acre area thatis surrounded on all sides by agriculture. This reserve is owned by the Lemur Conservation Foundation. Here every effort is being made to maintain the colony in as natural a state so the lemur are fully occupied and in their natural state. Currently 35 different kinds of lemurs are living here and the reserve hopes to soon have more. The reserve closely works with the Duke Lemur Center, and they both hope to make clear that the lemur colony is maintained and utilized as a prime research and breeding resource.

Locate where research is done on your animal and where efforts are underway to conserve its population (Note: It may be that this is done at the same location(s) you identified in #3) • Lemur Conservation Foundation • CITES • Wildlife Conservation Society Duke Lemur Center Wildlife Conservation Society Zoo Atlanta • Lemurs and Forests of Madagascar
 * Myakka City Lemur Reserve

Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation • Dr. Claire Kremen designed Masoala National Park


 * Photos**

Ring-Tailed Lemur http://flickr.com/photos By: Tambake the Jaguar



Ring-Tailed Lemur By:ArthurPijers www.flickr.com

Zoo Atlanta Flickr.com by:mestes76

Masoala National Park Flickr.com By: World Resources Intitute

flickr.com San Diego Zoo By: Bill Lim

flickr.com By-ianmichaelthomas Ruffled lemur

media type="youtube" key="UgaAJFMVrRM&hl=en" height="355" width="425" Here is a video lemurs- " Fun with Lemurs in Madagascar" By: comeronM youtube.com
 * Videos

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