Protecting Madagascar’s Lemurs

Frontline appeal raises US$2,000 for a laptop to support GERP’s efforts to conserve, monitor and study lemurs, and develop educational and promotional material

Founded in 1994 by ten Malagasy primatologists with the goal of studying and conserving lemurs, GERP (Groupe d’étude et de recherche sur les primates de Madagascar) protects lemurs and their habitats and engage with local communities and schools, while building local capacity for long-term conservation management.

There are now up to 112 lemur species recognised, all endemic to Madagascar. 98% of these are threatened with extinction, and 31% are critically endangered!

Today, GERP is making significant contributions to lemur conservation through:

• studying their geographical distribution  

• conducting vital research to develop and implement protection strategies

• establishing and managing protected areas

• implementing successful community conservation programs

• participating in the discovery of new species, such as the 25th recognized species of mouse lemur, the tiny 60-gram Microcebus jonahi, named for Prof Jonah Ratsimbazafy, the President of GERP who has dedicated his life to studying and protecting Madagascar’s endemic lemurs.

Lemur at sunset

Farming community allies for lemur protection

New GERP laptop supplied by WWA

Mouse lemur 'Microcebus jonahi' named for Prof Jonah Ratsimbazafy

In 2023, WWA was delighted to raise $2000 to purchase a new laptop for GERP and enable them to up their game significantly in field data processing and the production of promotional films.

Thank you to our kind donors!

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Find out more about GERP here:

https://www.lemurconservationnetwork.org/organization/gerp/

https://www.association-gerp.org/