Have you traveled to Madagascar anytime in the last 20 years? Did you see a domesticated, captive, or pet lemur while you where there? Wed love to hear from you!
My name is Kim Reuter and I am a biologist at Temple University who focuses on the pet lemur trade in Madagascar. In collaboration with Dr. Melissa Schaefer (University of Utah), we are aiming to collect information on the ownership of pet lemurs in Madagascar. This study will utilize citizen science and the general public to gather information about sightings of pet lemurs in Madagascar over the past twenty years. Given that over 28,000 lemurs may have been kept captive since 2010, we hope that our study can help inform conservation efforts aimed at protecting these endangered species. Adults who have visited Madagascar and who have seen a pet lemur are encouraged to participate by telling us about their experience with pet lemurs using a web-based form. Information about our research program and the web-based form can be found on our program website: http://www.petlemur.com/. Participation is expected to take approximately 5 minutes, is anonymous and voluntary, and can be completed at any time. More information about our citizen science research program can be found on our website http://www.petlemur.com/ or by contacting Kim Reuter via email ([email protected]).
