![ringtailed lemurs lemur catta are primates native to madagascar and are the most well known of the highly endangered lemur species | Dave Welling Nature Photography ringtailed lemurs lemur catta are primates native to madagascar and are the most well known of the highly endangered lemur species | Dave Welling Nature Photography](https://www.strikingnatureimagesbydavewelling.com/img-get/I0000LEsMvHOuZpg/s/700/654003003-ringtailed-lemurs-lemur-catta-zoo-animals.jpg)
ringtailed lemurs lemur catta are primates native to madagascar and are the most well known of the highly endangered lemur species | Dave Welling Nature Photography
![Two new studies indicate that ring-tailed lemurs are threatened with extinction in the wild – Lemur Conservation Network Two new studies indicate that ring-tailed lemurs are threatened with extinction in the wild – Lemur Conservation Network](https://lemurconservationnetwork.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Mada2016-nursingringtail-299x400.jpg)
Two new studies indicate that ring-tailed lemurs are threatened with extinction in the wild – Lemur Conservation Network
![Ring-tailed lemur They are highly social living in large groups lead by a dominant female. Conservation status Endangered Stock Photo - Alamy Ring-tailed lemur They are highly social living in large groups lead by a dominant female. Conservation status Endangered Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HGCFKA/ring-tailed-lemur-they-are-highly-social-living-in-large-groups-lead-HGCFKA.jpg)
Ring-tailed lemur They are highly social living in large groups lead by a dominant female. Conservation status Endangered Stock Photo - Alamy
Hanwell Zoo - Endangered and endemic The IUCN Red List categorises ring-tailed lemurs as Endangered, with their current population in the wild continuously decreasing. It is the important work of zoos including
![Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List | IUCN Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List | IUCN](https://www.iucn.org/sites/default/files/content/images/2020/lemur_catta_zwennie_cc_by-sa_2.0_0.jpeg)
Almost a third of lemurs and North Atlantic Right Whale now Critically Endangered - IUCN Red List | IUCN
![Almost All of Madagascar's Lemurs Are Threatened by Hunting, Habitat Loss and Climate Change, Conservationists Warn Almost All of Madagascar's Lemurs Are Threatened by Hunting, Habitat Loss and Climate Change, Conservationists Warn](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/1053400/lemur-endangered.jpg?w=1600&h=1600&q=88&f=847fac846c66505b52d069f7a6222649)