Description:
In this program produced by WYCTL Media, Erik Patel, PhD Candidate at Cornell University, discusses his efforts to save silky sifaka lemurs in Madagascar. Ninety-eight percent of Madagascar’s mammals, including the rare silky sifaka lemurs, exist nowhere else on Earth. Because of their white fur, and their amazing ability to fly through the forest, silky sifaka lemurs are called ‘angels of the forest.’ But silkies are one of the world’s top 25 most endangered primates. If silky sifaka lemurs were to disappear from Madagascar, then they would disappear from our world. International scientists and local Malagasy conservationists are fighting for the survival of this exceptional species and its irreplaceable habitat. Speaker(s):
Erik Patel, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University
Dr. Patricia Wright, conservation biologist, Stony Brook University
Dr. Steve Goodman, conservation biologist, The Field Museum of Natural History
Dr. Benjamin Andriamihaja, director general, MICET
Jean Hervé Bakarizafy, director, Marojejy National Park, Madagascar Park Services (ANGAP)
Rabary Desire, conservationist, Antanetiambo Community Reserve
Bruno Li Tsion, restaurant owner, Andapa
Nestor Jean Randrianasy, tracker and guide, Marojejy National Park
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