Will Firebreaks Be Effective in Protecting Madagascar’s Lemurs?
Close-up of a ring-tailed lemur with her babies (Lemur catta) Image: Getty Conservationists in Madagascar partner with local communities to combat forest fires and protect the country’s iconic lemur species. Madagascar, home to the world’s only native lemur population, has already lost 80% of its natural areas and continues to lose approximately 200,000 hectares of …