Written by Camille DeSisto, Ph.D. candidate at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment. Originally published in LEMURS Magazine: The “Where” Issue in February 2025. Ecologists study the relationships between living things, including humans, and their environment. By studying the complex ways that plants and animals are connected to each other and the world around […]
For some people, the word “rainforest” conjures up vague notions of teeming jungles. But Camille DeSisto sees something more specific: a complex interdependent web. For the past few years, the Duke graduate student has been part of a community-driven study exploring the relationships between people, plants, and lemurs in a rainforest in northern Madagascar, where the health […]
Ecology and conservation of lemurs in the COMATSA protected area and importance of the corridor for threatened species Rabevao Edgar (1), Nivolala Audon (1), Tsilanizara Jean Eric (2), Aldo Bezara (2), Rasoamiadana Louisène Olina (2), Dimbiarijaonina Candidier (2), Njakandrina Jeantauné (3), Be Monique Suzanne (3), Feno Telesy (3), Andrianasy Jean (4), Zerimanana (5), Rasolofo (5), […]
James Herrera, Ph.D., Program Coordinator for DLC-SAVA Conservation. Published December 12, 2020. Lemurs are the famous primates of Madagascar. Unlike monkeys and other primates, lemurs are found in the wild only on the island of Madagascar. They probably arrived on Madagascar from ancient primate ancestors on Africa 60 million years ago, and since that time, over […]