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 Red ruffed lemurs at the Myakka City reserve | |
| Abbreviation | LCF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1996 |
| Founder | Penelope Bodry-Sanders |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| 59-3359549 | |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | Preserve and conserve the primates of Madagascar |
| Headquarters | Myakka City, Florida and Sambava, Madagascar |
Key people | Deborah Robbins Millman, Executive Director |
| Staff | 11 |
| Website | https://www.lemurreserve.org/ |
The Lemur Conservation Foundation (LCF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and conservation of the primates of Madagascar through managed breeding, scientific research, education, and art. It was founded in 1996 by Penelope Bodry-Sanders under the advisement of paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall. The foundation's reserve in Myakka City, Florida, United States, is home to more than 50 lemurs of several different species, most of which are critically endangered or endangered,[1] including ring-tailed lemurs, red ruffed lemurs,[2] mongoose lemurs, collared brown lemurs, common brown lemurs and Sanford's lemurs.[3]
The Lemur Conservation Foundation maintains an active office in northeastern Madagascar and supports conservation initiatives with a focus on community and habitat protection programs in and around Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve and Marojejy National Park.[4][5][6] LCF offers internship opportunities in primate husbandry and research.[4][5] The organization has initiated more than a dozen community-based conservation programs including several silky sifaka research projects.[6][7]
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- ^ Shaw, Ethan (September 6, 2017). "Trouble in Lemur Land: An update on Madagascar's silky sifakas". Mongabay. Retrieved February 26, 2018.