Researchers from various institutions, including McGill University, have found a rare dwarf lemur in Madagascar thought possibly extinct. The Sibree’s Dwarf Lemur was first discovered in 1896 and believed lost until Dr. Mitchell Irwin and his colleagues found a population in a remote region of the island nation. Dr. Irwin has used genetic testing to determine that this is, in fact, a distinct species. The discovery could help spark new conservation efforts.
April 10, 2010 at 12:12 am |
That’s a pretty cute lemur.
April 13, 2010 at 11:44 am |
It looks sad about its fate. But that’s anthropomorphizing. Which is part of the problem in our relationship with wildlife. We need to leave them alone to do their own thing. Not sure handling them with latex gloves is the way to go…
April 13, 2010 at 1:54 pm |
Ricki: I think modern science would have us all handle nature with latex gloves (c.f. Latour’s “the world as laboratory”). Alas, I think the world has an allergy to latex…
April 23, 2010 at 10:22 am |
And it is a pretty cute lemur. ;)