S2E5 - Protecting Madagascar's Lemurs with Jonah Ratsimbazafy

Madagascar is home to some incredible wildlife. Many of the animals in Madagascar occur nowhere else on Earth. Among them are lemurs– a group of primates that resemble monkeys but are in fact their own distinct group. But, unfortunately, these remarkable animals are facing enormous challenges. 

Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafyis a primatologist who is from Madagascar and is considered one of the world’s experts on lemurs and is helping lead the fight to protect them. He is the President of the International Primatological Society and is Co-founder and President of the Madagascar Primate Study and Research Group at the University of Antananarivo, or GERP. He is a member of the African Academy of Sciences and a National Geographic Explorer. He also works with the Houston Zoo as Director of their in-country Madagascar program. 

More information about Madagascar's lemurs and the work that Jonah Ratsimbazafy is doing to protect them:

Madagascar Primate Study and Research Group

International Primatological Society

Houston Zoo’s Madagascar program

World Lemur Festival