Trafficked endemic lemurs, tortoises returned to Madagascar

Antananarivo (AFP) Dec 1, 2024
Several dozen lemurs and more than 900 tortoises endemic to Madagascar that were trafficked to Thailand will be returned home this week, the Indian Ocean island-nation's environment ministry said on Sunday. Sixteen ring-tailed lemurs - which are the most recognisable lemur species due to their distinctive black and white tails - arrived back in the capital Antananarivo on Sunday, AFP journ