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We recently completed our 11-month arboreal camera

We recently completed our 11-month arboreal camera-trapping study in Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve rainforest, which was led by Patrick Ross collaborating with the Lemur Conservation Foundation, Wildlife Madagascar, and several professors in the USA. A total of 74 motion activated cameras were installed 12m high on tree trunks, and on the ground. We have only begun to analyze the thousands of images, but are very excited by the many lemurs, birds, and carnivores observed, including Critically Endangered silky sifakas and indri.
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Today's #FlashbackFriday is all about Yuengling, t

Today's #FlashbackFriday is all about Yuengling, the ring-tailed lemur! If you've been a follower of LCF for awhile you know Yuengling, as he is the eldest lemur we have on site (at 32) and has been here since 2003! Yuengling is one of the most easily identifiable lemurs here and also easily earns the love of every member of animal care staff and interns alike! We hope you enjoy these pictures of Yuengling over the years. #Yuengling #Lemurcatta #LCF #conservation #oldmanyuengling

Happy Halloween from all of us here at LCF! We hop

Happy Halloween from all of us here at LCF! We hope you have a fun, safe, spooky day! 🕷🎃🕸🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️🧝 #lemur #LCF #Halloween #celebrate

“The discrete lemur” by Herindrainy Davidson H

“The discrete lemur” by Herindrainy Davidson Hajanantenaina of Antananarivo, Madagascar was chosen the Community Favorite in LCF's 7th Annual World Lemur Festival's juried art contest, with an impressive 167 votes! The artist said his creation is "a digital artwork that shows the largest species of the nocturnal lemurs in its natural habitat." Hajanantenaina will receive the $100 prize. Congratulations!
Thank you to everyone who helped choose the Community Favorite!

Honorable Mention and a $50 prize went to “Happy

Honorable Mention and a $50 prize went to “Happy Together,” by Özlem Mehder of Ankara, Türkiye (Turkey) in the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s 7th annual World Lemur Festival’s juried art contest! “I tried to depict the coexistence of these creatures, which are in danger of extinction, in their natural habitats and with their groups,” Mehder said. “ ‘Happy Together’ tries to emphasize that lemurs should not be interfered with in their natural habitats.”

The World Lemur Festival's daily trivia contest is

The World Lemur Festival's daily trivia contest is hot! Test your lemur knowledge and you could be a winner! Go to the featured activities page, scroll down to the day's events and enter!
https://www.lemurreserve.org/featured-activities/

Today's question: One of the major influencers in the founding of the Lemur Conservation Foundation had a lemur species named in their honor. Who is this renowned expert, and which species bears their name? Good luck!

Congratulations to Christy Rupp, whose entry, “G

Congratulations to Christy Rupp, whose entry, “Green Marble Forest,” was selected as an Honorable Mention winner in the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s 7th annual World Lemur Festival’s juried art contest! Rupp said that her creation “wonders why a species would harm its own environment.” The artist very generously donated her $50 prize to LCF to save lemurs! 😍
Today is the last day to vote for Community Favorite!
http://www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival-art-gallery-2024

Today is your last chance to choose your favorites

Today is your last chance to choose your favorites in the 7th Annual World Lemur Festival’s art contest! Visit the online gallery and select the art you like best by clicking the Thumbs Up Button. The creation with the most votes will be named the Community Favorite and win $100! Voting will close TODAY at 5 pm EST. Vote – and encourage your friends and family to vote, too!
http://www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival-art-gallery-2024

“Forest pollinator” by Lori Komejan was select

“Forest pollinator” by Lori Komejan was selected by the judges as the Third Prize winner in LCF’s World Lemur Festival Juried Art Contest. Her acrylic painting of a critically endangered red ruffled lemur won the $100 prize.
Now you be the judge and help select the community favorite:
https://www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival-art-gallery-2024

There's still time to enter the Lucky Lemurs 50/50

There's still time to enter the Lucky Lemurs 50/50 raffle! You could win half the cash raised, a painting created by LCF lemurs, a hand-painted Madagascar ballcap, or an autobiography signed by author and LCF founder, Penelope Bodry-Sanders. Proceeds benefit LCF's lemurs! www.lemur5050.com
#lemurs #worldlemurfestival #raffle

Bravo to Susan Long for winning Second Place and a

Bravo to Susan Long for winning Second Place and a $150 award in the World Lemur Festival's Juried Art Exhibition for “Big Eyes.”

See all of the artwork and help choose the community favorite:
https://www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival-art-gallery-2024

Are you a lemur aficionado? Enter the World Lemur

Are you a lemur aficionado? Enter the World Lemur Festival's daily trivia contest and you could win a prize! New questions - and new prizes - daily through Friday.
Today's challenge: Which lemur species has the largest home range?
Enter now at: www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival
#lemur #worldlemurfestival2024 #worldlemurfestival #trivia

Congratulations to Nina Garza for winning the Gran

Congratulations to Nina Garza for winning the Grand Prize in the Lemur Conservation Foundation's World Lemur Festival Juried Art Contest for "Plea from the Shadows." In addition to being named LCF’s Artist of the Year, she will receive a $400 prize, and her work will be showcased in LCF's art collection. View all the entrants at www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival-art-gallery-2024

The World Lemur Festival is ON! Join us for a week

The World Lemur Festival is ON! Join us for a week of lemur-themed fun, including daily trivia contests with prizes, an international art contest, games, a raffle with cash and prizes, videos, and more! The FREE activities change daily today through Friday!
www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival

#lemurs #Lemurs #worldlemurfestival #worldlemurfestival2024

LCF Research Partnership Featured in New Publicati

LCF Research Partnership Featured in New Publication:

Ross, P. H., Patel, E., Ravelojaona, R. N., Rasolondravoavy, C., Raoloniana, G. I., Dollar, L., & Parker, P. G. (2024). Thin corridors limit wildlife: Variance of tropical carnivore distribution and habitat use in a critical rainforest corridor. Biotropica, e13384.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/QWQRAETFJQ7S7YYRXHZ5?target=10.1111/btp.13384

LCF deployed 44 motion-activated trail cameras to identify which terrestrial carnivores are found within the rainforest corridor landscape of COMATSA-Sud and Marojejy National Park, and to examine carnivore occupancy, relative activity and the impacts of habitat edge. Our sampling array operated from October 20, 2021, to February 10, 2022 (113 days) and confirmed the presence of four species in Eupleridae: Cryptoprocta ferox, Fossa fossana, Galidia elegans, and Galidictis fasciata, as well as a non-native carnivore species: Canis familiaris.

All cameras were installed, maintained, and downloaded by LCF team members with Malagasy University student Rojo Ravelojaona. Patrick Ross led the analysis in the USA, project design, and write up.

Get ready to celebrate all things lemur! The Lemur

Get ready to celebrate all things lemur! The Lemur Conservation Foundation’s 7th Annual World Lemur Festival is set for Monday, Oct. 21 to Friday, Oct. 25 – and it’s all online! Featuring daily lemur-themed trivia contests, games, videos, an international art contest, a raffle for cash and prizes, and more!
Enter the raffle NOW at www.lemur5050.com
For a sneak peek at the upcoming festival, visit www.lemurreserve.org/world-lemur-festival-coming-soon

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