Cotswold Wildlife Park Breeds Critically Endangered Lemur
The park is one of only two worldwide to achieve this rare breeding success with the greater bamboo lemur this year.
- A new greater bamboo lemur was born at Cotswold Wildlife Park to parents Raphael and Bijou.
- This successful birth marks the fourth consecutive year the park has bred these critically endangered primates.
- Globally, only 36 greater bamboo lemurs are in captivity, highlighting the rarity of this event.
- Cotswold Wildlife Park is the sole UK zoo and one of only two in the world to breed this species in 2024.
- The park participates in conservation efforts in Madagascar, aiming to raise awareness about lemur habitat destruction.
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