Madagascar's famous lemurs soon to go extinct?

Can scientists save Madagascar's famous lemurs before they go extinct?

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00:00If the speed of the current deforestation remains the same, there is no forest left in this country.

00:05So that means there is no lemurs left in Madagascar.

00:08All lemurs live in the forest, less than 10% of the original forest is left in Madagascar.

00:38People in the countryside that don't have access to special protein for their children,

00:57there is a higher rate of childhood mortality.

00:59And bushmeat in the deep countryside of Madagascar is very important

01:03for the livelihoods of people living in and around the forest.

01:12The animals are important and so are the people of Madagascar.

01:17So what we've been trying to do is work on a program where we work on protecting the animals

01:23and also raising the standard of living of the people,

01:28helping the people out too, doing that together.

01:32And it's quite a challenge.