95% of lemurs are about to become extinct. What is happening?

Again, an innocent rare animal on the planet is on the verge of extinction just because of humans.

Lemurs are the common name for many endemic gibbons of Madagascar. Although there have been many campaigns to protect them, nearly all of these apes are at risk of extinction. They have appeared in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

"The lemur is at greatest risk of all other mammals and vertebrates," said Russ Mittermeier, director of the Global Wildlife Conservation Fund.

The alarming decline in number!

Lemur (lemur) is one of the species with high biodiversity, with about 15 genera, 111 species and subspecies concentrated in Madagascar. This gibbon has an "honor" that represents about 20% of the number of primates that live on the planet. Since then, the tiny island of Madagascar has become one of the four main areas of major primate species in the world.

One species in lemur.

However, according to new statistics from IUCN, 95% of lemurs are currently on the brink of extinction. Among them, 38 species are seriously threatened, 44 species are endangered and 23 species are vulnerable. Only two rat lemurs are the least endangered.

Inrdi - the largest lemur species, is in danger of extinction almost 99.9%. Moreover, the most rare lemur species like Northern sportive lemur lemur are also seriously threatened. Estimated, this species only has about 50 individuals living in the wild.

The dizzying decline of lemurs is a powerful "slap" , not only for the island's biodiversity, but also for the economy of Madagascar.

Inrdi - the largest lemur species, is in danger of extinction almost 99.9%.

Jonah Ratsimbazafy, president of the Primate Research and Research Group Association (Madagascar) said frankly: "The main lemur is a goose laying golden eggs, which helps attract thousands of tourists and nature lovers to visit. this island every year ".

The culprit is not anyone else: human

According to statistics, threats directly affect the survival of the main lemur species are destroyed habitats, and illegal hunting. In particular, from July 2012 until now, the hunting of lemurs for food or trade has increased significantly.

Christoph Schwitzer, director of conservation at Bristol Zoo, said: "This is really an alarming bell! The hunting and trading of lemur is increasing, especially hunting and hunting. Large-scale trade ".

People should have practical action to protect lemur right now.

"Therefore, we are trying to implement many different projects to address this situation, protecting the safety of lemurs," - Schwitzer said.

Hopefully, people should take action to protect the real lemur right now. This is not only for protecting this innocent creature, but also for us and the Earth.