An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In Madagascar’s cities, a quiet but lucrative market is reshaping the future of one of ...

Researchers reveal lemurs are being eaten secretly across Madagascar, raising urgent conservation alarms for endangered species survival.

as being part of a certain animated franchise whose title shares a key word, this is a live-action documentary with a serious message. Available March 31 from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, this ...

Discover the vibrant and expressive world of lemurs in this intimate close-up video. The footage focuses on the animal's face ...

The famous lemurs of Madagascar face such severe threats to their survival that none of them may be left in the wild within 25 years. That stark warning comes from one of the world's leading ...

In this Dec. 13, 2011 photo, a lemur sits on the shoulder of Kaarli Sundsmo as she holds her son Kaleb at the Vakona Forest Lodge in Andabise, Madagascar. The East African island nation of Madagascar ...

Just a few thousand years ago, Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. Just a few thousand years ago, the island of Madagascar was inhabited by giant lemurs. How did such a diverse group of primates ...

Where do lemurs come from and what are their origins? The ancestors of the lemurs would have arrived from Africa to Madagascar by natural floating rafts 65 million years ago. Then they evolved and ...

Alexander Dunlop was at Banham Zoo for a news piece on its annual animal count. — -- What should have been a quick and easy TV news piece at the zoo instead became a version of "Animal House" for ...