Mouse lemurs are protected from hunting, but they are still captured for the exotic pet trade. They are most threatened by loss of the limited woodland habitat of their Madagascar home.

Lemurs are primates found only on the African island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands. Because of its geographic isolation, Madagascar is home to many amazing animals found nowhere ...

"As climatic shifts periodically connected once-isolated habitats, lemurs from different species and populations would interbreed, sharing genetic material that boosted their overall diversity ...

The lemurs of Madagascar face probable extinction within the next half-century if adequate conservation programs are not developed. Habitat loss remains the major threat to primate survival, with this ...

Red-fronted lemurs have found an interesting way to ward off parasites—they chew up toxic millipedes and rub the goo all over ...

By Mongabay.com The indri, a critically endangered lemur only found in Madagascar’s rainforest, might hold clues about the ...

Given the threat to lemurs in the wild, it is essential to determine how human-induced habitat change is affecting their health. In 2003 a survey on the health and disease ecology of wild ring-tailed ...

Eight UK teenagers investigate the causes of deforestation threatening the habitat of the lemur and discover there are no simple solutions. STEVE BACKSHALL: This is Madagascar. It’s a vast ...

Courtesy LV Zoo Lehigh Valley Zoo announced the arrival of two red ruffed lemurs, Weasley and Makira, Thursday. The pair will debut at the public grand opening of Habitat Madagascar, the LV Zoo ...

No species of my linage, the simians. Over a vast sweep of time, 'the lemurs have diversified to fill all manner of different habitats. From the arid, spiny forests of the south, to the rocky ...