Shock Study Reveals Over 10,000 Lemurs Sold as Delicacies in Madagascar’s Urban Centers
A groundbreaking four-year study published in the journal Conservation Letters has exposed a devastating threat to Madagascar’s iconic lemurs: a luxury food trade driven by urban elites. The research, the first to systematically assess the country’s urban bushmeat market, documents the killing and sale of over 10,000 lemurs across 17 Malagasy cities, not for subsistence, but as a high-priced delicacy for wealthy citizens.
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