Vol. 15 - Deutsches Primatenzentrum

Lemur News Vol. 15, 2010 Page 69
rainforests in Madagascar.So far,only C.crossleyi has been captured
at Vatateza,a lower altitude site located within continuous
and less disturbed forest.Virtually everything has to be
learned about the "ancestral" C.sibreei,including how to prevent
its extinction through habitat loss.Concerted efforts by
organizations such as Sadabe (www.sadabe.org) are instrumental
in raising awareness of endangered species and promoting
research and educational programs in the Tsinjoarivo
area.
Acknowledgements
I am particularly thankful to the research team in Madagascar:
Malagasy students Vololonirina Rahalinarivo and Mamihasimbola
Rakotondratsima, and local assistants Noel Rakotoniaina,
Edmond and Nirina Razanadrakoto. Additional
thanks to Jean-Luc Raharison and Mitchell Irwin for providing
logistical support and assistance in the field. I am also
grateful to Laurie Godfrey, Stacy Gebo and Christoph
Schwitzer for their comments. This research was supported
by funds from the Rufford Foundation, MMBF/Conservation
International Primate Action Fund and Primate Conservation
Inc. I would like to thank the Ministère de l’Environnement
et des forêts of the Malagasy government and the University
of Antananarivo for permission to conduct this research.The
project in Madagascar was facilitated by the Institute
for the Conservation of Tropical Environments (ICTE,
Patricia C. Wright) and the Madagascar Institute pour la
Conservation des Ecosystèmes Tropicaux (MICET), especially
Benjamin Andriamihaja.
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Funding and Training
AEECL Small Grants
Since 2009,AEECL awards two small grants of up to € 1,000
each year to graduate students, qualified conservationists
and/or researchers to study lemurs in their natural habitat.
Priority is given to proposals covering conservation-relevant
research on those species red-listed as Vulnerable, Endangered,
Critically Endangered or Data Deficient by the IUCN.
We support original research
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habitat/ecosystem as a whole will benefit from the research.
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