Anthropology Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-21-2014
Journal
Science
Volume
343
Issue
6173
First Page
842
Last Page
843
URL with Digital Object Identifier
DOI: 10.1126/science.1245783
Abstract
The most threatened mammal group on Earth, Madagascar’s five endemic lemur families (lemurs are found nowhere else), represent more than 20% of the world’s primate species and 30% of family-level diversity. This combination of diversity and uniqueness is unmatched by any other country—remarkable considering that Madagascar is only 1.3 to 2.9% the size of the Neotropics, Africa, or Asia, the other three landmasses where nonhuman primates occur. But lemurs face extinction risks driven by human disturbance of forest habitats. We discuss these challenges and reasons for hope in light of site-specific, local actions proposed in an emergency conservation action plan.
Citation of this paper:
Schwitzer et al. (2014). "Averting Lemur Extinctions amid Madagascar's Political Crisis". Science 343 (6173): 842-843.
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