Aye-aye in the wild
Image credit: Sage
Project

Improving Lemur Conservation in Madagascar

Initiative
Duration
2020 - 2021
Location
Madagascar
Species protected
Perrier’s Sifaka Propithecus perrieri
Aye-aye Daubentonia madagascariensis
Crowned Lemur Eulemur coronatus

Project objectives

  • Mobilise and educate local communities to engage them in lemur conservation;
  • Establish a more severe legal framework to prevent further crime;
  • Restore 20% of destroyed and degraded habitats.

This project is implemented by AVG.

Threats

Habitat loss & degradation

Poaching