Podcasts Culture Species Unite Dr. Patricia Wright: For the Love of Lemurs

Dr. Patricia Wright: For the Love of Lemurs

Published: April 4, 2024, 7:06 p.m.

\u201cHe called me into his office and he said, \u2018you see that picture above my desk?\u2019 I said, \u2018yes.\u2019 It kind of looked like an animal that reminded me of a squirrel. He said, \u2018that is a lemur that we think is extinct in the wild. If you can, please go to Madagascar and find out if it's extinct or not.\u2019\u201d \u2013 Patricia Wright

\xa0

Dr. Patricia Wright is an anthropologist, a conservationist, and a professor at Stony Brook University in New York, and she's probably the world's leading expert on lemurs.\xa0

There are over 100 species of lemurs, which are prosimians - a type of primate and they only exist on the island of Madagascar.

Patricia\xa0spends half her time, six months a year in Madagascar studying lemurs, and has done so since the 80s, when she discovered a new species of lemur, the Golden Bamboo Lemur, and she also established Ranomafana National Park. It is almost an understatement to say that Patricia is a trailblazer\u2014 she has done the impossible again and again.

Her story is will astound you.\xa0\xa0

\xa0

\xa0

\xa0