Ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) Santiago Urquijo/Getty
Cute they may be, but ring-tailed lemurs are in deep trouble in Madagascar, according to a report listing the world鈥檚 25 most endangered primates.
According to rough estimates two decades ago, ring-tailed lemurs once numbered 鈥渟everal hundred thousand鈥 throughout the island. But according to a recent census included in the report, numbers have now crashed to between 2500 and 3000.
鈥淚t鈥檚 so dramatic we felt we had to highlight it,鈥 says lead author聽, director of conservation at Bristol Zoological Society. 鈥淭hey are the most abundant primate in zoos, but…
