Florida Reserve

Welcome our new 3-month interns

November 8, 2019 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

Join us in welcoming 3-month interns Abigail Burke, Carolyn Degurski, and Elizabeth Miller. All of these new additions bring great experience to LCF's animal husbandry program. Below, read about their accomplishments and why they were attracted to LCF's internship opportunities. Abigail Burke Carolyn Degurski Elizabeth Miller Abigail 'Abby' Burke joins us from Harwich, MA and... Continue Reading

2019 LCF Open House Update

September 6, 2019 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

This is an exciting time at our reserve as we move forward with our expansion. Due to upcoming construction projects, we are providing opportunities to learn about lemurs in Bradenton and Sarasota as alternatives to our Open House, typically held in December. We appreciate your understanding that the Open House will not take place this... Continue Reading

Welcome our lemur infants

July 15, 2019 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

LCF celebrated two mongoose lemur births this breeding season. Critically Endangered, at extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, this species is offered a chance of survival through LCF's vital managed breeding program. This year's first infant joined mongoose lemur parents Leena and Merced on April 1. This is their fifth infant since Leena’s... Continue Reading

Expanding by leaps and bounds

July 10, 2019 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

In 2018, the Lemur Conservation Foundation embarked on its largest reserve expansion since 2005. Following the reserve plan created pro bono by Jón Stefánsson and colleagues at CLR Design, LCF began construction of a maintenance workshop and the Elizabeth Moore Lemur Forest Habitat, while working on the design of our third lemur building. The expansion... Continue Reading