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Madagascar s endangered lemurs are being killed during pandemic lockdowns

Madagascar’s endangered lemurs are being killed during pandemic lockdowns Early data paints a troubling picture for these animals and their habitat. Mouse lemurs such as critically endangered Microcebus berthae are so small they can fit in the palm of your hand. As people have been turning to forests for food and fuel during the pandemic, exacerbating decades of deforestation, Madagascar’s 107 known species of lemurs are at even greater risk.Photograph by Bruno DAmicis, National Geographic ByDina Fine Maron Email Tiana Andriamanana was alarmed when she saw the fires swallowing Madagascar’s forests in March. She’d grown used to seeing illegal burns for agricultural expansion, but such widespread blazes so early in the year were extremely unusual.

Wildlife Trafficking: 10 Things Everyone Needs To Know

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Wildlife Trafficking: 10 Things Everyone Needs To Know These crimes threaten tens of thousands of species around the world, causing extinctions, hurting people and spreading disease. In August 2020 federal authorities charged a dozen people for illegally trafficking millions of dollars of shark fins in Florida and two other states over the previous seven years. According to the indictment, the defendants and their two shell companies also smuggled marijuana across the country and laundered their ill-gotten gains into gold, jewels and other commodities.

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