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'''The Black Lemur Camp Sifaka Circuit is an approximately 3.5km trek into habitats of the critically endangered [[Perrier's sifaka]], or ''Propithecus perrieri'', which is a diurnal lemur unique to this area of can be found around Black Lemur Camp in north Madagascar.'''
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About two thirds of the remaining individuals of Perrier's Sifaka in Madagascar live in the wild of the protected forests above the camp. Eco-tourism plays in important role in the preservation of the species here. In collaboration with Fanamby, the camp provides important revenue for a tree nursery in the nearby village of [[Anjahakely]] which plants about 30,000 trees p/year including the specific type of trees endemic to Madagascar from which the lemurs feed.
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The nocturnal [[Ankarana sportive lemur]], or ''Lepilemur ankaranensis'', and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerp%27s_mouse_lemur Gerp's mouse lemur] (Microcebus gerpi) can usually also be found in hollow trees along the trails in this same forest.
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* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perrier%27s_sifaka
* https://www.neprimateconservancy.org/perriers-sifaka.html
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankarana_sportive_lemur
Return to [[Black Lemur Camp]]