Lemur Day
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 11/05/2016
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Visit our troop of black-and-white-ruffed and ringtailed lemurs in The Ford African Rain Forest;
Join a special Lemur Keeper Talk at 2 p.m.;
Try games and interactive activities; and
Consider making a special Lemur Day donation to the Madagascar Fauna & Flora Group, which protects lemurs and preserves their habitat on Madagascar.
Activities are free for Members and children under 3; free with general admission.
Want to feed a lemur on Lemur Day? Check out our Lemur Wild Encounter page for more details.
Why should you care?
Many lemur species are on the brink of extinction. With 91 percent of all lemur species and subspecies classified as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, lemurs are the most threatened group of mammals worldwide.
Madagascar, the only place in the world where lemurs are found, is home to 110 species of lemurs and is a global hotspot of biodiversity. Only 10 percent of Madagascar’s land area remains as suitable primate habitat. Lemurs are threatened by habitat loss and deforestation, and they could be extinct in 20 years without targeted conservation efforts.
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