Florida Reserve

Meet mongoose lemur Mercedes

May 15, 2020 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

Affectionately known as Merced, mongoose lemur Mercedes, is a long-time member of the Lemur Conservation Foundation’s colony. Born on April 18, 1997, he is 23 years old and our third oldest mongoose lemur. Merced arrived at the reserve from the Duke Lemur Center in June 2008. While partnered with several different females over the years,... Continue Reading

Meet our staff: Caitlin Kenney

May 5, 2020 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

Congratulations to Caitlin Kenney, recently promoted to the Lemur Conservation Foundation's Curator of Primates. Not only does she do a wonderful job managing the care of our colony (and wearing many other hats), but she also takes most of the wonderful lemur photographs that we share on social media, in LCF's e-newsletter, on our website,... Continue Reading

Going bananas for bananas

May 3, 2020 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

To celebrate Earth Day last year, the Lemur Conservation Foundation began a new venture in sustainability. With help from a group of volunteers, we planted our first two banana circles. These 2m wide circles are planted with bananas around the circumference of that circle. A banana circle serves a valuable purpose and provides a range... Continue Reading

Make a world of difference for endangered lemurs

April 21, 2020 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

Are you up for a 24-hour challenge? It only takes a minute. We’ve been spending weeks over the past few months getting ready, making it easy for you to take a moment to help protect endangered lemurs and their habitat. Join us for the 2020 Giving Challenge next Tuesday through Wednesday, April 28-29, noon to... Continue Reading

You can help advance our mission with needed supplies

April 19, 2020 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

You might be surprised to learn that your donation of a ream of 8.5” x 11” paper for our office printer can actually help endangered lemurs. Or, your donation of other supplies needed by staff as they carry out tasks and projects at "home base," the Mianatra Center for Lemur Studies at our reserve in... Continue Reading

New keeper joins LCF

April 16, 2020 by Lemur Conservation Foundation

The Lemur Conservation Foundation is pleased to welcome Jade Parson as our newest keeper. Jade hails from Norfolk, VA and is a graduate of Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) where she received her B.S. in Animal Studies with a minor in Psychology and is also currently working towards her M.S in General Psychology with a focus... Continue Reading