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A new survey shows lemurs are far more threatened than previously thought. A group of specialists is in Madagascar - the only place where lemurs are found in the wild - to systematically assess the animals and decide where they sit on the Red List of Threatened Species. More than 90% of the 103 species should be on the Red List, they say. Since a coup in 2009, conservation groups have repeatedly found evidence of illegal logging, and hunting of lemurs has emerged as a new threat.

In Madagaskars Nationalpark Marojejy leben die Seiden-Sifakas. Diese Lemuren sind vom Aussterben bedroht. Forscher wollen sie retten. Auch Touristen sind willkommen.