That is the conclusion of an international group of conservationists, who carried out an assessment of the animals' status. This "Primate Specialist Group" reviewed and compared the latest research into lemur populations and the threats to their habitat and survival. Lemurs, they concluded, are the most endangered primates in the world.
The animals face a variety of threats, primarily the destruction of their tropical forest habitat, from so-called
slash-and-burn agriculture, illegal logging, charcoal production and mining. The hunting of lemurs for food, and their
live capture for the pet trade has also emerged as a serious threat to their survival.
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