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Endangered lemur hunting prevalent in Madagascar despite local taboos, laws

By Fangfei Shen
Posted: December 14, 2011
Category: Anthropology, Fieldwork | Tagged Bangor University, bushmeat, chickens, Chris Golden, fossa lemurs, gold mining, Graham Crawford, indri lemurs, Julia Jones, Madagascar, Madagasikara Voakajy, Newcastle disease, PLoS ONE, San Francisco Zoo, sifaka lemurs, taboos | 2 Comments
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