Project
Strengthening conservation efforts for the simpona
Initiative
Duration
2019 - 2020
Location
Madagascar
Species protected
Simpona
Propithecus candidus
Project objectives
- Decrease the level of threats (poaching, illegal logging, clearing) affecting the simpona’s territory by June 2020;
- Keep monitoring and observing the 6 simpona groups in their territory in the COMATSA South Protected Area;
- Transform the simpona into the emblem of the villages bordering their territory.
This project is implemented by WWF Madagascar.
Threats
Habitat loss & degradation