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Red Ruffed Triplets Named

World Lemur Festival 2021 Graphic

World Lemur Festival 2021

Red ruffed lemurs Volana and Demi sitting in bush

Volana’s Journey

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Flower? What flower? #lemur #redruffedlemur #crit

Flower? What flower?
#lemur #redruffedlemur #criticallyendangeredspecies #ravina #conservation #lcf

Happy (Northern Hemisphere) First Day of #Autumn!

Happy (Northern Hemisphere) First Day of #Autumn! Do you have your cuddle buddy picked out? Ring-tailed #lemurs Ansell and Duffy sure do!

Face plant! #lemur #mongooselemur #criticallyenda

Face plant!

#lemur #mongooselemur #criticallyendangeredspecies #animalhumor #lcf #conservation

Did you hear the news? Your spare change from ev

Did you hear the news?

Your spare change from everyday purchases can now create a BIG CHANGE for our #lemurs! Text 'LEMUR' to 269-89 to learn more and get started!

Our lemur colony send their thanks!

Did you know that you can help #lemurs by eating c

Did you know that you can help #lemurs by eating cereal? Nature's Path @envirokidz 1% for the planet program supports #conservation organizations including LCF, so grab a spoon and help protect the planet!

#criticallyendangeredspecies #lcf #primatesnotpets

Note: This is an EMPTY cereal box used for enrichment, not for food.

Mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) Consuela is this w

Mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) Consuela is this week’s #FeatureFriday! Consuela, aka Connie, was born here at LCF on March 27, 2016 to mom Kikeli and dad Felix, and joining older brother Mateo (featured on August 27!). A mischievous youth, Connie has since grown into a calm yet curious adult. She is the perfect mix of her mom’s brazen behavior with her father’s laid-back attitude.

Speaking of her parents, Connie still lives with them! #Mongooselemur groups typically consist of a “pair bonded” adult male and female plus young offspring. While young in human years at five years old, Consuela is actually a fully grown adult #lemur. Typically, mom would have pushed her out of the family group by now but so far, Kikeli is content to let her daughter remain.

#criticallyendangeredspecies #conservation #Consuela #primatesnotpets #lcf

Calling all educators! Are you looking for ways to

Calling all educators! Are you looking for ways to celebrate #WorldLemurFestival with your students? Check out the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s Virtual Workshop: All About Ako!

This free professional development opportunity is open to formal and informal educators teaching ages 5-11 years old. Discover how to promote awareness of #environmental issues through the exploration of lemurs and #Madagascar’s rich biodiversity featured in The Ako Series books by Dr. Alison Jolly. Participants will automatically be entered to win door prizes!

Space is limited, register today through the link in our bio!

#lemurs #workshop #educators

When you have a whole forest to forage in but only

When you have a whole forest to forage in but only one sapling will do...
#redruffedlemurs #lemurs #criticallyendangeredspecies #conservation

Have you heard? LCF wants to display your #lemur-t

Have you heard? LCF wants to display your #lemur-themed artwork during the 2021 #WorldLemurFestival. Photography, sculpture, watercolor, charcoal, mixed media, and more mediums are all being accepted for consideration. Learn more about the contest rules and #submit your entries through the link in our bio!

#WLF21 #lemurs #art #contest

#Redruffedlemur Zazabe isn't our only ultra-tolera

#Redruffedlemur Zazabe isn't our only ultra-tolerant mom this season. First time #mom Luisa is learning to remain calm under pressure and under the hands of her new offspring. Keep up the good wok Luisa!

#mongooselemur #criticallyendangeredspecies #conservation #lcf

LCF has partnered with @eatbeyondgood, craftsmen o

LCF has partnered with @eatbeyondgood, craftsmen of exceptional, ethically-sourced Madagascar vanilla and chocolate products. When you purchase Beyond Good products from the link on our giftshop, LCF receives 20% at no cost to you! Eat delicious chocolate and help save lemurs; that's what we call a win-win. Visit our shop to get started: www.lemurreservegiftshop.org.

#chocolate #vanilla #conservation #lemurs

Can you #smell that? Olfactory (smell-oriented) co

Can you #smell that? Olfactory (smell-oriented) communication is important for lemurs. Female ring-tailed #lemurs mark branches in their territory with their sexual organs while males scent their tails with secretions from wrist and shoulder glands. Then, they wave their tails at each other in “stink fights” until one runs away. Males may also solicit females by tail anointing.

Pictured here is female #ringtailedlemur Elysian scent marking a pine tree!

#endangeredspecies #conservation #lcf #primatesnotpets

Don’t miss this special opportunity! Tune in to

Don’t miss this special opportunity! Tune in to our virtual talk “Conservation Conversations: Global Connections” on October 28 to learn more about LCF’s critical work to save lemurs from extinction. Our special guest speakers include LCF’s on-the-ground staff members broadcasting LIVE from Madagascar!

Click the link in our bio to learn more and register!

#WLF21 #WorldLemurFestival #Madagascar

LAST CALL! It’s the #Lemur Conservation Founda

LAST CALL!

It’s the #Lemur Conservation Foundation’s 25th #Anniversary and we’ve designed commemorative tees, tanks and sweatshirts to celebrate! These limited edition pieces are only available through tomorrow September 6! Proceeds benefit our work in the U.S. and #Madagascar.

Visit the link in our bio to check them out!

#lemurs #endangeredspecies #conservation #25yearsyoung #lastchance

A HUGE ‘Thank You’ to everyone who graciously

A HUGE ‘Thank You’ to everyone who graciously sent us items from our August Amazon Wishlist! These milk crates may seem like a silly request, but they are highly valued by our staff and our #lemur colony as feeding locations and resting spots.

If anyone missed our original post and are still interested in supporting our search for some new milk crates, please visit our Amazon ‘August 2021’ Wish List. The lemurs and our staff send their thanks!

Link in our bio!

Happy #NationalWildlifeDay! Here at LCF, we are

Happy #NationalWildlifeDay!

Here at LCF, we are dedicated to the preservation and #conservation of the most threatened group of mammals on earth- #lemurs. Did you know LCF’s Florida reserve is home to over 50 lemurs? Not only that, but LCF’s office in #Madagascar helps to protect lemurs in their native habitat! By protecting lemurs and their habitats, we are also helping to protect all other #wildlife that live in the same area.

Here in Florida, we are home to more than just lemurs! LCF’s property is a Certified Wildlife Habitat through the National Wildlife Federation and is also co-certified with the Florida Wildlife Federation. On site we come across many wildlife species including gopher tortoises, eastern rat snakes and eastern racers. And even if we don’t always see them out and about, we often see animal tracks along our road, including deer, raccoon, and alligator!

Common brown lemur Shiraz is this week’s #Featur

Common brown lemur Shiraz is this week’s #FeatureFriday! Shiraz, her partner Pinot, and their son Malbec arrived at LCF in 2006 after being confiscated from the exotic pet trade. Our reserve is not a sanctuary for confiscated #lemurs, but after discussions with the Prosimian Taxon Advisory Group (PTAG) and with available space at our reserve, LCF was able to make special accommodations for Shiraz and her family.

As a result of her early life in the pet trade, Shiraz has a love/hate relationship with humans that manifests as hyper-aggression towards humans. Despite her prickly disposition, the LCF team has worked diligently over the years to give Shiraz the quality of life she deserves. Shiraz is so full of personality and sass that she is often referred to as a princess. When she is not cuddling up with her son Malbec to enjoy a mid-afternoon nap, she can instead be found investigating the day’s enrichment, or watching the keepers complete their daily tasks.

Lemurs, like other primates, #never make appropriate pets. Common brown lemurs live in large, complex social groups, but pet primates are often separated from their mothers much earlier than would normally occur in a natural setting. Removing a primate from its mother too soon prevents proper development, and can result in life-long psychological and behavioral problems.

Read more about how lemurs make inappropriate pets through the link in our bio.

#primatesnotpets #conservation #endangeredspecies #lcf

Just a few more days to get your hands on some of

Just a few more days to get your hands on some of our 25th Anniversary commemorative tees, tanks and sweatshirts! We are just FOUR sales away from our goal. Will you help us get there?

These limited edition pieces will only be on sale through Labor Day- September 6, 2021! Proceeds benefit our work in the U.S. and Madagascar.

Visit the link in our bio to check them out!

Thanks to the matching challenge from the Louis &

Thanks to the matching challenge from the Louis & Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust, all #donations between $5 and $500 (per household per month) will be matched until the end of the 2021 calendar year.

#Lemurs are the most threatened group of mammals on Earth. With 98% of over 100 species threatened with #extinction, Madagascar's primates need your help today. Visit FlanzerTrust.org/make-a-donation to get started, and make sure you select Lemur Conservation Foundation as the recipient of your gift.

Link in our bio!!

#conservation #criticallyendangeredspecies

September 1st is International #Primate Day! The

September 1st is International #Primate Day!

The order Primates is one of the most species-rich groups of mammals, third only to Bats and Rodents. Over 500 species belong to the primate order, including #lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes! Did you know that although primates occur naturally in 90 countries, two thirds of all primates can be found in just four of those countries? Brazil, Madagascar, Indonesia, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are high-priority areas for primate conservation.

Not only are primates as a whole facing increasing pressures, but did you know 103 of 107 lemur species are threatened with #extinction? And of those, nearly 1/3 are listed as ‘Critically #Endangered’ on the IUCN RedList- meaning they are only one step away from extinction.

For all these reasons and more, LCF is proud to contribute to lemur #conservation- both in Florida and in Madagascar. From LCF’s office in the SAVA region of northeastern Madagascar, staff work with conservation partners and communities bordering protected lemur habitats. Our work focuses on Anjanaharibe-Sud Special Reserve (ASSR) and Marojejy National Park, together spanning 320 square miles of mountainous rainforests. It is in these areas that we help protect two of ‘The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates’- the indri and the aye-aye.

Find more information about the dangers facing primates today through the link in our bio.

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