Madagascan Lemurs are close to extinction after their population has suffered serious decline, a new report says. The report focuses on the most endangered primates. It is called 'Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2016-2018. It has been published recently and focuses on the primates which are most endangered of becoming extinct. There are several species of Lemurs in Madagascar, some of which have already been very close to extinction for years. Take the Silky Sifaka, for example. The Silky Sifaka is a gorgeous white Lemur which lives in the Northeastern Madagascan rainforest. They are very close to extinction, with only 250 Silky Sifaka's remaining in the wild. The Silky Sifaka Habitat And Why It Matters
The Silky Sifaka habitat is the Madagascan rainforest. There is an ongoing project within the Silky Sifaka habitat to save these beautiful animals from extinction. They are one of the Madagascar rainforest animals which are endangered, partly from deforestation. Other Madagascar rainforest animals are also in dangered from deforestation. Deforestation, Hunting and Poverty Deforestation plays a major role in rainforest animals becoming endangered. They are also endangered by both hunting and poverty. Often animals such as lemurs are hunted for their meat by poorer people. This means, that part of the solution to saving animals like the Silky Sifaka, and other primates are to tackle the issue of poverty.
In many areas of the World, often deforestation and animals being hunted, are tied to social issues like poverty. Which means that human issues are often correlated with animal and environmental issues. Therefore, solving issues like poverty is essential for solving things like poaching and deforestation. The Issues Is Bigger Poverty plays a huge role in deforestation and poaching, however, the issue is bigger than that. Another issue is companies who play a role in destroying the rainforest of Madagascar. The evidence shows that these companies come from other countries, such as China and France.
These countries are responsible for selling off rosewood from the rainforest. Therefore, tackling this issue on an international basis is also a must, in the form that more needs to be done to ensure that companies from other countries aren't playing a part in destroying the rainforest of Madagascar. Saving the Lemurs From Extinction Saving the Lemurs from extinction is a complex issue. It requires an approach where we tackle several things, poverty, deforestation and hunting. This is especially true if we are to save the species in the long term, instead of saving the species in the short term.