BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – ZooWorld has been in a state of recovery for the last three weeks, after losing seven ruffed lemurs to a fire. Zoo leaders’ focus has been divided between ensuring their team ...

MAINZ, Germany, July 30, 2013 (ENS) – Drenched with rain and working in the dense forests of southern Madagascar, researchers have identified a new species of dwarf lemur previously unknown to science ...

At least 95 percent of Madagascar’s lemur species are now threatened with extinction, according to conservation experts. Habitat loss, hunting, and climate pressures are pushing these iconic primates ...

The diademed sifaka lemur is the largest sifaka species. These critically endangered lemurs mostly live in trees in eastern Madagascar’s rainforest and are known for their distinct bright coloring.

The distribution and biogeography of the ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) in Madagascar / Steven M. Goodman, Soava V. Rakotoarisoa and Lucienne Wilmé -- A preliminary estimate of Lemur catta population ...

Conservationists in Madagascar are working with local communities to reduce forest fires and preserve the country's iconic lemur species. Madagascar is the only country with a native lemur population, ...

Living in the rain forests of Madagascar is a newly discovered wonder of ecological diversity: A lemur that has been hiding out in the middle of about a dozen other lemur species. The new lemur is ...

Just a few thousand years ago, Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. Just a few thousand years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. How did such a diverse group of primates ...

Madagascar is home to a unique biodiversity with a large number of endemic species, among those many lemur species, including the mouse lemurs. This diversity is also found in their retroviruses.

SAMBAVA, Madagascar — One of the best places on Earth to study the natural world has been Madagascar. Seventy percent of its species are found nowhere else — the largest concentration of endemic ...

A new species of mouse lemur, considered the tiniest primates in the world, has been described from Madagascar. Microcebus jonahi is named for prominent Malagasy primatologist Jonah Ratsimbazafy, who ...