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Lemurs of Madagascar: Surviving on an Island of Change
Film Synopsis:
On the world's fourth largest island, and virtually nowhere else, lives an entire "infraorder" of primates: the three dozen or so lemur species. But Madagascar has radically transformed since another primate-humans- arrived two thousand years ago. Rampant deforestation, habitat fragmation, and other anthropogenic factors are impacting lemurs much faster than evolution can mitigate the effects. Follow American and Malagasy scientists through the country's remaining forests to learn how these unusual creatures are coping with change.
Directed and Produced by Vivian Trakinski
DP Jason Lelchuk
Documentary Participants: Ian Tattersall, Frank Cuozzo, Jonah Ratsimbazafy, Michelle Sauther
Documentary, Sony HDW-700
American Museum of Natural History, Country: US
Lemurs of Madagascar is an in-depth feature story within the BioBulletin compontent of the American Museum of Natural History's Science Bulletins program. Science Bulletins is a unique cross-media publishing program of the American Museum of Natural History and brings current science to informal learning centers throughout the country and to individuals through the World Wide Web. Lemurs of Madagascar has been included in Museum exhibits in 29 subscriber institute since April 2006.
