Lemur+Period+4

Carly Herbert and Lanier Doty
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 * Research:**

1. Where does your animal live, and what are its characteristics? It lives in the rainforest in Madagascar. Some live in moist, tropical rainforests, while others live in dry desert areas.

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

Include all subspecies or varieties of your animal: • Ring-tailed lemur • Black lemur • Ruffed lemur • Lesser bamboo lemur • Greater bamboo lemur • Dwarf lemur • Mouse lemur • Hairy- eared lemur • Fork Crowned lemur • Coquerel lemur

Identify at least 10 characteristics that will give an in-depth, accurate description of your animal: • 1 oz to 15 lb • long, pointy, and wet noses • reddish-brown to gray • good sense of smell • long hind limbs • large eyes • do not have a prehensile tail • good vision • live in groups • sleep during the dry season

2. Where and why is your animal endangered? It is endangered in Madagascar, it is their only habitat.

Identify the factors, environmental and/or anthropogenic (caused by man) that cause it to be endangered: • They are hurt by hunting.
 * Their habitats are being destroyed.

Provide statistics and other facts related to its endangerment:
 * Some lemurs, such as the Red-ruffed Lemur and some types of bamboo lemurs, are considered "Critically Endangered," with only a few remaining in the wild
 * A step down is the list of "Endangered" lemurs, which includes the Hairy-eared Dwarf Lemur, the Golden Brown Mouse Lemur, and the Black and White Ruffed Lemur. These lemurs are not as close to extinction but still face a good chance of disappearing in the near future.
 * "Vulnerable" species are facing a risk of extinction in the mid future, but not as soon as those on the endangered and critically endangered lists. The Black Lemur, Crowned Lemur, and a number of Fork-marked Lemurs are all on the vulnerable list.
 * The group with the best chance of survival is considered "Lower Risk," and includes the Avahi, the Lesser Bamboo Lemur, and a number of Sportive lemurs.

3. Where is your animal in captivity and/or conserved? Locate at least two zoos and/or conservation centers where the animal is held. • Atlanta Zoo • Myakka City Lemur reserve • Tampolo Forest reserve
 * Smithsonian National Zoo

4. What is being done to restore your animal’s populations? Where is it being done? • Recreating a forest that resembles primary rainforest using a combination of native species and quick-growing exotic species that create shade and improve soil quality. •  The MFG also provides plants and trees from its nurseries for nearby villages to use in replanting their own forests.

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): • Tampolo Forest • Smithsonian National Zoological Park • Madagascar Fauna Group • Myakka City, Florida

Identify the experts, leaders, and/or groups guiding the conservation: • Madagascar Fauna Group

Outline any research and efforts to conserve the population: • Madagascar's Parc Ivoloina’s primary goal is to support the efforts to transform the zoo into a showplace for Madagascar's animals where children and adults can learn about their country's unique wildlife and the need to protect it.

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Bibliography (All Resources Used) http://flickr.com/photos/tychay/82399357/sizes/s/** http://www.lemurs.us/madagascar.html http://www.savethelemur.org/lemurs-madagascar-1.htm http://lemurreserve.org/tampolo.html http://www.lemurreserve.org/myakka.html