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Dublin Zoo
Siobhan Grogan writes:
Dublin Zoo will mark the birth of two red ruffed lemur pups with a very special event on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd of July to celebrate.
Proud parents Pierre and Fifi welcomed the brother and sister pups to Dublin Zoo’s lemur family on April 25th. The latest arrivals join the troop of seven red ruffed lemurs already at Dublin Zoo.
The island of Madagascar has only 10% of its natural vegetation remaining, making lemurs the most threatened group of mammals on Earth.
To see Dublin Zoo’s lemur troop and learn more about why it is so important to protect them and their habitat, visit Dublin Zoo this Saturday and Sunday from 12pm – 4pm for its Long Live Lemurs weekend.
As part of the event there will be special lemur keeper talks, lemur themed arts and crafts, music and more.
Pics Patrick Bolger
Update:
Brian McHale-Boyle writes:
I’m hoping that you might share this short animation, MadagaSCARS, with your wonderful readers with respect to the Long Live Lemurs weekend at Dublin Zoo
MadagaSCARS is a poignant five minute flash animation created by Dublin-based artist Camille Wainer in collaboration with the Lemur Conservation Foundation that captures the urgent environmental and social issues that threaten the future of wildlife and humans on the island of Madagascar.