The Race to Save Madagascar’s Lemurs with Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy

Robin's Nest from American Humane · 12 октября 2026 г. · 21 мин

Madagascar is home to more than 100 lemur species found nowhere else on Earth, and more than 90% of them face extinction. This week on Robin’s Nest, Dr. Robin Ganzert welcomes back Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Madagascar’s foremost primatologist, President of the Groupe d’Étude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar (GERP) and a Kiessling Prize finalist for the second time. A year after his first visit, the threats have escalated. Lemurs are being trafficked by the thousand, hunted for bushmeat and exposed to diseases that cross from forests into people. Dr. Ratsimbazafy shares what wildlife crime looks like on the ground, why enforcement alone is not the answer, and how AI-enabled camera traps, genomic research and zoo-based education could change the odds for the species that depend on Madagascar’s forests.