Lemur's Park, Antananarivo, Madagascar
A visit to Lemur's Park, Anatanarico, madagascar has us encountering some very endangered Lemur species.
Lemurs' Park in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Lemurs' Park in Antananarivo, Madagascar
Lemurs' Park (also known locally as Parc de lémuriens à Madagascar) is a small botanical garden and lemur reserve covering 5 hacter (12 acres), and is located 22 km (14 mi) southwest of Antananarivo, Madagascar. It was founded around 2000 by Laurent Amouric and Maxime Allorge. Most of its nine lemur species are free-ranging within the park, which also contains more than 70 of Madagascar's endemic plant species. The park is open to the public, offering guided tours as well as standard amenities, a gift shop, and a restaurant. Visitors can arrange transportation between downtown Antananarivo and Lemurs' Park on a private park shuttle.
Most of the park's lemurs were confiscated pets, entrusted to the park by the Ministry of Water and Forests. The lemurs are rehabilitated and bred for reintroduction into the wild. The park also collaborates with Colas Madagascar and TOTAL Madagascar to provide environmental education to local primary school children and to plant native trees as part of a reforestation program. Most of the park's staff come from the neighboring communities.
The park was founded by Laurent Amouric and Maxime Allorge, the grandson of Pierre Boiteau, Founding Director of the Tsimbazaza Zoo (Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza) in Antananarivo.
The park, which primarily consists of pine forest and bamboo vegetation, contains nearly 6,000 trees and more than 70 plant species endemic to Madagascar, all of which are segregated into separate climatic zones throughout the park. Lemurs' Park also has a vivarium which houses chameleons, radiated tortoises, iguanas and other lizards.
The main attraction, for which the park is named, is its free-ranging lemurs. Featured daily feeding times occur every two hours between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. There are nine species, seven of which are active during the day (diurnal) and two are active at night (nocturnal). Many of the lemurs are confiscated pets, and the staff work towards rehabilitating them for reintroduction into the wild.
Confiscated pet lemurs are entrusted to Lemurs' Park by the Ministry of Water and Forests (Ministère des eaux et Forêts) for ex situ conservation. This allows the urban population near Antananarivo to see free-ranging lemurs in a natural environment. In addition to rehabilitation, Lemurs' Park has also successfully bred Coquerel's sifakas (Propithecus coquereli) since 2007.
Because many of these lemurs have become endangered as a result of deforestation in Madagascar, Lemurs' Park participates in a reforestation program supported by Colas Madagascar and Total Madagascar. Between December 2008 and May 2013, approximately 37,163 students and 1,270 teachers from the public primary schools around Antananarivo have helped plant 170 native trees and participated in environmental education at Lemurs' Park. For many of the children, this program has allowed them to see free-ranging lemurs for the first time. In total, more than 11,000 trees have been planted as part of this collaborative project, including rosewood, Terminalia, and amontana as of May 2013. Saplings of endemic plants, including baobabs, from the Madagascar spiny thickets in the southern part of the island have also been transported to the park and planted with the help of Colas.
According to the park, the partnership with Colas Madagascar and TOTAL Madagascar has also helped prevent layoffs of its staff during difficult economic times, over 90% of whom come from the surrounding communities.
Lemurs' Park (Parc de lémuriens à Madagascar) is open all year, seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and the latest admission into the park is at 4:15 p.m. As of March 2015, the admission price was 25,000 ariary for adults and 10,000 ariary for children ages 4–12, while admission for children under the age of 4 is free. Entrance fees also cover a required tour with a park guide. Stays are limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes. The park provides standard amenities, and has a restaurant that requires 48-hour advance booking. Between January and April, both the restaurant and gift shop are closed on Mondays.
Visits to the park do not require advance booking, although reservations are required to take the park's minibus from the heart of Antananarivo (Analakely) to the facility. The cost of the shuttle includes the admission into the park. The shuttle departs at 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day.
Lemurs' Park also has a liaison office in Antananarivo that is only open on Monday.
Like us and Join us at Xtreme Collections for more fun and knowledge.
Lemurs in Madagascar. Best places in Madagascar.
Thanks for joining me on my journey to every country in the world! Andasibe Madagascar is one of the coolest places I've ever traveled to. For travel ideas visit for tons of info on all 121 countries I've traveled to!
instagram:
Lemurs Park. Antananarivo
A tour round Lemurs Park near Antananarivo, with many species of lemur in a forest environment.
Andasibe - Lemur island of Vakona Forest lodge (Madagascar)
Near Andasibe (Perinet) we stayed in the summer of 2004 in the Vakona Forest lodge. They own a small Island (Zoo) with cute lemurs for the tourists.
j'ai faim - Bébé Lémurien - Lemurs'Park - Madagascar
Je suis Mignon
Il nous a fait une grosse frayeur il y a 4 jours ( bougeait plus – mangeait plus, fièvre..) puis il a repris du poil de la bête. Il a la rage de vivre ce bébé lémurien nocturne à qui nous donnons toute notre attention depuis le 2 Janvier ( il est actif la nuit et se nourrit à partir du crépuscule). A notre avis il a à peine 3 semaines. Il pèse 25 gr à ce jour .
Curious Coquerel’s sifakas at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Curious Coquerel’s sifakas jumping around at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Lemur Park, Madagascar 20160605
Ring tailed lemurs chilling out on tree at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Ring tailed lemurs chilling out on tree at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Lemur's Park in Antananarivo Madagascar -1
I took pictures and videos at the famous Lemur's Park in Antananarivo Madagascar were I photographed the White collared lemur, Ring-tailed Lemur, Brown Lemur etc.
Lemurs park Tsimbahazaza (Lémuriens de Madagascar) seen by GOPRO HERO 2014
Description
Little footage of lemurs ( lémuriens) in antananarivo
THE USE OF ANY COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL IS USED UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF FAIR USE IN TITLE 17 & 107 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE. SUCH MATERIAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT OF THE ORIGINAL HOLDER AND IS USED HERE FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION,COMPARISON,AND CRITICISM ONLY.
NO INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT IS INTENDED. THIS IS ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENTERTAINMENT
The use of the music in this video is fair use because it is for non-commercial purposes, and has no negative impact on the market for the orginal song.
Mother and baby Coquerel’s sifaka at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Mother and baby Coquerel’s sifaka feeding at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Young ring tailed lemur with friends at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Young ring tailed lemur hanging out with friends at Lemur Park, outside of Antananarivo, Madagascar ????????
Lemur's park in Madagascar
Description : Every day, more than 5 hectares of primary forest disappear from Madagascar, jeopardizing the island's ecosystem.
Filiales : Colas Madagascar
Crédits
Production: Colas (2009-00-00)
Production exécutive: Movida Films
Réalisation: Sébastien Glas
Madagáscar Antananarivo Lemurs Park Part 01 may 208
Meet: the lemur Tonyandmarina's photos around Antananarivo, Madagascar (tana lemuren park)
Preview of Tonyandmarina's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here:
This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator.
Learn more about these videos:
Curious Lemurs in Madagascar
Lemur Park in Antananarivo