Lemurs are being eaten as an urban delicacy in Madagascar

A black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur that is especially targeted for consumption because of its large body size. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Wildlife & Conservation

Lemurs are being eaten as an urban delicacy in Madagascar

January 10, 2026

In Madagascar’s cities, a quiet but lucrative market is reshaping the future of one of the world’s most imperiled groups ...

Economic Policies

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December 8, 2025

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A black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), an endangered species of ruffed lemur. Traders hunting lemurs for the urban luxury market are after large-bodied species like brown and ruffed lemurs. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.

Wildlife & Conservation

Urban appetite for lemur meat piles pressure on iconic primates

October 12, 2025

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ANTANANARIVO — Ninety-five percent of lemur species are threatened by habitat loss, hunting and climate change. The direct threat is ...

Economic Policies

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October 11, 2025

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Marine recruits rest while the rest of the remaining platoons in their company to catch up at Camp Pendleton in 2020.

Us & Canada

Camp Pendleton is an oasis from SoCal urban sprawl. Feds now consider unprecedented development

September 28, 2025

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In the sweeping Southern California metropolis spanning from Santa Barbara to the Mexico border, Camp Pendleton has long remained the ...

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Environmental Policies

Numbers of ticks in urban greenspaces influenced by surrounding rural woodland

September 23, 2025

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Cities and towns surrounded by large areas of woodland are more likely to have ticks in their urban greenspaces, according ...

A coyote in Chicago in June 2011.Photograph: E Jason Wambsgans/MCT/Getty Images

Wildlife & Conservation

Wily coyotes thrive in Central Park as animals adapt to urban life across US

September 5, 2025

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In the spring this year in New York, Chris St Lawrence would finish work as a naturalist on a whale-watching ...

Wildlife & Conservation

Light pollution causes urban birds to stay awake longer each day, study finds

August 29, 2025

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Urban birds stay up significantly later than their rural counterparts, according to research that highlights the impact of light pollution ...

Environmental Policies

City Lights Extend Growing Season for Urban Trees

June 27, 2025

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From New York to Paris to Beijing, urban trees are enjoying an extra-long growing season, a new study finds.The reason, ...

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