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Supporting schools: a priority in our conservation programme
We have been supporting 5 public primary schools since the Bamboo lemur programme was launched in 2008: Sahofika, Vohitrarivo, Ambodigoavy, Ambodimanaga and Ambohipo, located in the 5 fokontany involved in the programme. Parents and teachers were the first to ask for our help. Indeed, when our first actions to protect the greater bamboo lemurs were […]
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The population of Greater Bamboo Lemurs protected by Helpsimus has almost tripled in 10 years!
The Bamboo Lemur programme was initiated in 2008 following the discovery of two groups of greater bamboo lemurs (Groups 1 and 2), each comprising around twenty individuals at the time. Between 2008 and 2014, the growth in the population resulted not only from the implementation of the first protection measures, but also from the discovery […]
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Creation of the Simus School and development of our environmental education program
Our environmental education programme took a new turn in 2022 with the creation of the Simus School, our home for environmental education. The school, which was built in Sahofika, also includes a kitchen and a refectory to accommodate children from all our partner villages and to organise activities over several days. The Simus School © […]
Read more »With the support of:- Fondation Air France
- Fondation Audemars Piguet
- Fondation Bel
- Palmyre Conservation
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Guarding of rice fields (progress report July 2022)
In 2022, we extended the guarding of rice fields to our entire intervention area to protect the only crops that resisted the two February cyclones. As a reminder, rice represents less than 0.5% of the greater bamboo lemur diet, however, groups of 60 to 80 individuals can destroy up to 80% of a rice plot […]
Read more »With the support of:- AFdPZ
- Boissière Mervent Conservation
- Conservatoire pour la Protection des Primates
- Cotswold Wildlife Park
- Fondation Audemars Piguet
- Palmyre Conservation
- Pure Trade
- Parc animalier de Sainte-Croix
- Thoiry-Peaugres Conservation
- Univet
- Zoa Parc
Become a member
Join whose who care deeply about greater bamboo lemur conservation. Become a member of Helpsimus and help protecting greater bamboo lemurs in Madagascar as well as providing support for the people who live close to their home range.
Annual Fee:
Friendly member: €20 (+€10 with an animal adoption)
Friendly family member: €30 (+€10 with an animal adoption)
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