Article by:
Keriann McGoogan
Madagascar is a place unlike any other. It is the fourth largest island in the world, situated off the south-east coast of Africa. I had the joy of living there for 19 months.
My job was to study the most endangered group of animals in the world: the lemurs. There are 111 different species and subspecies of lemur, each of them unique. But sadly, 95% of those 111 species are threatened with extinction because of habitat loss, hunting, and the pet trade.
While in Madagascar, my goal was to contribute to lemur conservation through research. I lived in a tent and got up every morning at 5am to find and follow groups of lemurs for 12 to 14 hours each day, which I wrote about in my memoir, Chasing Lemurs: My Journey into the Heart of Madagascar. Read the full travel article here.
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