Lemuures and conservation

Lemuures were honoured by conservationalists by a "newly discovered" lemuure being given the name microcebus mittermeieri. The last part of the name is the surname of the president of Conservation International, Russell Mittermeier.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13459004


Conservation International

http://www.conservation.org/xp/CIWEB


A conference was held in Madagascar to talk about development and conservation

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2006/2006-06-26-02.asp


And the three different types of mouse lemuure recently discovered by people in Madagascar were mentioned it seems.



http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/36940/story.htm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/02/060223090245.htm

http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3303706

Where the names of all three newly named mouse lemuurie species are mentioned.

http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/umwelt_naturschutz/bericht-56322.html

http://archives.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/11/14/new.lemurs/index.html

A few photos there



While talking about these mouse lemuuries, and best of luck to them, it must be remembered that other lemuures on Madagascar are having problems because their forest homes have been demolished and they are now part of the endangered species of the world.

http://thewildones.org/Animals/lemur.html

http://www.lemurs.us/faq.html

Hopefully the conference will help the other lemuures as well.



http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Support/AdoptSpecies/AnimalInfo/Lemur/default.cfm