Cotswold Wildlife Park has successfully bred one of the world’s most endangered species, Madagascar’s greater bamboo lemur, in what many consider a conservation milestone. The newborn, whose sex is yet unknown, was born to parents Raphael and Bijou, marking the fourth consecutive year the park has achieved this rare breeding success. There are only 36 greater bamboo lemurs in captivity globally distributed across eight zoological collections. Cotswold Wildlife Park is one of only two of these collections to breed the species this year. The park participates in a European breeding program and funds vital conservation efforts in Madagascar. According to Jamie Craig, Cotswold Wildlife Park’s general manager, the lemurs are critically endangered due to habitat loss in Madagascar. He stated that the park is committed to conserving the species and funds a site in Madagascar towards the achievement of that goal.
SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN
