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Bushmeat trade threatens Madagascar's rare lemurs [1]

Endangered lemur species found only in Madagascar are being slaughtered and served up in local restaurants as poachers take advantage of a security vacuum on the island after a coup earlier this year.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2009
Planet Ark (Australia) [2]
Tags:
Ecotourism [3], Indian Ocean [4], Endangered Species [5], Wildlife [6], Poaching [7], Biodiversity [8], Madagascar [9]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecotourism
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-ocean
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madagascar