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LEAPING LEMURS! A SUCCESS STORY IN MADAGASCAR!
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Lemurs, Two Human Communities and Conservation All Win!
What began in 1999 as a simple rescue mission resulted in the
discovery of a new sub-species of lemur. vastly improved two
remote villages and stimulated the creation of a new national
park. Canadian Dr. Mitch Irwin and Malagasy Jean-Luc Raharison
are real heroes of science and conservation, but even more, they
are humanitarians. With their leadership the former poachers
and their families are now the enthusiastic guardians of their
own future.
The discovery of a large tri-colored lemur, arguably a new sub-species
of Propithecus diadema or the prototype for the Propithecus species
itself in the remote rainforest of eastern Madagascar brings
together the themes for conservation in this magnificent island:
