In 2026, a Florida wildlife centre brought in critically endangered red-ruffed lemurs; the project is now helping restore their disappearing Madagascar rainforest
- A wildlife centre in North Florida has welcomed two red-ruffed lemurs, turning encounters with the critically endangered animals into a way to support rainforest restoration thousands of miles away in Madagascar.
- The North Florida Wildlife Center in Lloyd, Jefferson County, is now home to four ruffed lemurs.
- Two of them, newly arrived red-ruffed lemur males, are being gradually introduced to their new surroundings and trained for the centre’s lemur encounter programme, according to WTXL and WCTV.
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- A wildlife centre in North Florida has welcomed two red-ruffed lemurs, turning encounters with the critically endangered animals into a way to support rainforest restoration thousands of miles away in Madagascar.
- The North Florida Wildlife Center in Lloyd, Jefferson County, is now home to four ruffed lemurs.
- Two of them, newly arrived red-ruffed lemur males, are being gradually introduced to their new surroundings and trained for the centre’s lemur encounter programme, according to WTXL and WCTV.
Sources: Times of India