Madagascar Fauna Interest Group
 The
Indianapolis Zoo has a long history of working with the most iconic animals
from the island nation of Madagascar - the lemurs. Sadly, all lemur
species in Madagascar are endangered, and the Zoo is supporting the efforts
of the Madagascar Fauna
Interest Group (MFG) to try to save them and their habitat from
destruction.
The unstable and challenging political situation in Madagascar resulting
from the 2009 coup required shifting of many of the research resources of
the MFG towards protection and patrolling of the Betampona reserve areas.
Conservation agents successfully redirected their work and saved this
reserve from large scale removal of rosewood and lemur poaching, which is
unfortunately more common in unpatrolled areas. Photo by
Kerrie Best
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