Thank you to all of our friends and supporters who participated in our 3rd Annual World Lemur Festival from October 19 to 23. The Lemur Conservation Foundation’s first 100% digital festival was a great success and proved that compassionate people from around the world were eager to help raise awareness for lemurs and lemur conservation... Continue Reading
World Lemur Festival is a series of international events held throughout the world in October, in the weeks surrounding World Lemur Day, to celebrate lemurs and raise awareness for lemur conservation. The Lemur Conservation Foundation put out a call for entries encouraging artists to submit artwork depicting lemurs as a way to build awareness about... Continue Reading
In July, we shared news about our newest addition (Exciting lemur infant news), a red ruffed lemur infant born on May 25, 2020 to Ravina. He's growing in leaps and bounds, and now we're excited to announce that a name has been chosen for him. LCF names our red ruffed lemurs with a Malagasy theme... Continue Reading
The Lemur Conservation Foundation offers a Professional Development Workshop for K-5 educators. The workshop covers topics to inspire educators in any setting to learn and teach about lemurs and the environment using our Ako Conservation Education Program materials. Educators who successfully complete the workshop earn a certificate of completion for professional development that can be... Continue Reading
The Lemur Conservation Foundation is delighted to announce the birth of a critically endangered red-ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra). This little boy was born in the late hours on May 25. Thanks to this year’s amazing donations of several WiFi cameras from our supporters, staff were able to observe the birth from afar, watching for any... Continue Reading
Ansell is the beloved matriarch of one of our ring-tailed lemur families. Along with her partner Yuengling and two of their offspring, Goose and Duffy, Ansell rules the forest. She is easy to recognize due to her permanent head tilt, a result of an inner ear infection over five years ago. Ansell doesn’t let it... Continue Reading