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Online ResourcesWe recommend these Web sites for those interested in the subjects shown on the program. All links are valid as of June 11, 1999.
Ring-Tailed Lemur
www.rhrwildlife.com/rtle.htm
Fact sheets and links from the Rolling Hills Wildlife Refuge near Salina, KS.
Lemur Home Page
lemur.stanford.edu/
A wealth of lemur links and information, including cute and cuddly images from Washington University in St. Louis.
Lemur Sights and Sounds
www.kingston.ac.uk/~mu_s454/godric/lemgall.html
A visual and musical feast from lemur enthusiast Godric Wilkie.
Duke University Primate Center
www.duke.edu/web/primate/index.html
Extensive information on lemur conservation efforts and extensive links.
Madagascar
www.conservation.org/web/fieldact/regions/afrireg/Madagasc.htm
Information on Madagascar conservation efforts from Conservation International.
Photo Essay: Madagascar Biodiversity and Conservation
www.mobot.org/MOBOT/photoessay/welcome.html
179 stunning and informative photographs from David R. Parks.
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www.selu.com/~bio/mfg/contents.html
A Lemur gallery and Madagascar conservation information from this consortium of zoological parks. Captive-Bred Lemurs Return to Madagascar
www.selu.com/~bio/mfg/news/97nov/index.html
Information on a project to return five Ruffed Lemurs to the wild.
Print Resources
For those interested in learning more about the subjects shown in A LEMUR'S TALE, we recommend the following print articles and books.
Lasky, Kathryn and Christopher Knight. SHADOWS IN THE DAWN: THE LEMURS OF MADAGASCAR. New York: Gulliver Books, 1998.
Mittermeier, Russell A., and Ian Tattersall, et al. LEMURS OF MADAGASCAR FIELD GUIDE. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1995.
Powzyk, Joyce Ann. IN SEARCH OF LEMURS : MY DAYS AND NIGHTS IN A MADAGASCAR RAIN FOREST. Washington, DC: National Geographic Books, 1998.
Russell, Robert Jay. THE LEMUR'S LEGACY, THE EVOLUTION OF POWER, SEX, AND LOVE. New York: Putnam Books, 1993.
Tattersall, Ian. PRIMATES - LEMURS, MONKEYS, AND YOU. New York: Millbrook Press, 1995.
Wolfe, Art and Russell A. Mittermeier. PRIMATES: THE AMAZING WORLD OF LEMURS, MONKEYS AND APES. New York: Chronicle Books, 1997.
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