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Protect & RESTORE
2024 REPORT
MADAGASCAR
LET’S REINTRODUCE THE red ru昀昀ed lemur
INTO A FOREST IN MADAGASCAR
AMOUNT COMMITTED TO DATE: €18,000
2022 > PRESENT
The red ruffed lemur, a species endemic to northeast Madagascar, plays a crucial role in the regeneration of the tropical rainforests where it lives. It contributes to pollination and the dispersal of seeds from the fruits it eats. However,
this species is threatened by habitat loss due to farming and forestry. It is also hunted for its meat, and has therefore
been given “critically endangered” status on the IUCN Red List.
In Madagascar, the Pairi Daiza Foundation is supporting a reintroduction programme led by Antongil Conservation,
the Madagascar Primate Study and Research Group (Groupe d’étude et de recherche sur les primates de Madagascar, GERP) and the Bioparc de Doué-la-Fontaine. The aim of the programme is to reintroduce the red ruffed lemur
into the Farankaraina forest, from which it disappeared 50 years ago. The first red ruffed lemurs were successfully
reintroduced in 2018 and 2019 and have since been subject to continual scientific monitoring. The project involves
the inhabitants of the 10 surrounding villages, while forest management is divided into different zones to reconcile
conservation, sustainability and local development. Awareness-raising initiatives are also carried out to encourage
the protection of this iconic species.
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