For the Love of Lemurs: My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar

by Patricia Chapple Wright

Overview

In 1986, primatologist Patricia Chapple Wright was given a seemingly impossible task: to travel to the rainforests of Madagascar and find the greater bamboo lemur, a species that hadn't been seen in the wild for thirty years. Not only did Wright discover that the primate still existed but that it lived alongside a completely new species. What followed was a love affair with an animal and a country that continues to this day. In this frank and enchanting sequel to High Moon Over the Amazon, Wright recounts the many challenges she faced, including separation from her daughter, a tempestuous romance with a fellow scientist, and political upheaval that threatens her dream of establishing a national park to ensure the safety of her precious lemurs. But in the end, her tenacity, daring, and passion for this endangered primate lead to extraordinary scientific breakthroughs and help bring the animal back from the brink of extinction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781590565476
Publisher:	Lantern Publishing & Media
Publication date:	07/01/2016
Pages:	252
Sales rank:	748,522
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Patricia Chapple Wright is a primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist. She is best known for her extensive study of social and family interactions of wild lemurs in Madagascar. She established the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Stony Brook University. She worked extensively on conservation and contributed to the establishment of the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Gold Rush (1986) 1

Chapter 2 Cyanide Secrets (1987) 29

Chapter 3 Aye-Aye, Sir (1987-88) 44

Chapter 4 It Takes a Village (1988-89) 55

Chapter 5 The Birth of Ranomafana (1990-91) 70

Chapter 6 Crocodile Caves (1991) 92

Chapter 7 Lighting Strikes (1991-92) 109

Chapter 8 Something Big (1996) 124

Chapter 9 The Great Bamboo Conundrum (1997) 137

Chapter 10 Flying Angels (1999) 150

Chapter 11 The Amanda Trail (1999-2000) 159

Chapter 12 The Creature of Kalambatritra (2000) 175

Chapter 13 Loret's Land (2001-03) 186

Chapter 14 Sapphire City (2007) 196

Chapter 15 Nothing Gold Can Stay (2008) 207

Epilogue 221

Acknowledgments 227

Animal Species 235

About the Publisher 239