Affiliation
IIED
Date Of Record Entry
Type of wild species covered by the record
Wild species used in significantly modified habitat (e.g., oil palm plantations, rice paddies)
Stage of the value chain covered by the record
Unknown/not recorded
Record Source
Scientific publication (e.g., journal articles and book chapters independently peer-reviewed)
Assessment of Illegal Trade of Wild-Captured Lemur catta for keeping within Madagascar.
Decreasing
Is the species endemic HIDE
Yes
Population Status
Uncommon and only found within narrow areas of distribution
Unknown/not recorded
National Level
Unknown/not recorded
Population Trend
Unknown/not recorded
Sub-national Level
Unknown/not recorded
Name
Emma Hemmerlé
Scientific Name
Lemur catta
Common Name(s)
Ring-tailed lemur
Type of Use
Extractive (i.e., the entire organism or parts of the organism are removed from its environment)
If extractive, for the target species, is this use
Non-Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of
The whole entire organism
How is the primary use carried out?
Are specific characteristics/traits being targeted?
Yes
there is some evidence that infant individuals might be more highly targeted for capture, especially during high touristic season.
Purpose of Use
Income generation from trade at individual or household or community
What is the main end use for any living organisms, parts or products taken/extracted?
Amount
286.00
Units Of Measurement
recorded specimens of captive ring-tailed lemurs by interview respondents
Time period over which this has been recorded
from reports from prior to 2005 to 2016
What is the trend in the level of offtake within the period covered by this record?
Is there a regulatory or customary regime in place to govern this use?
Geographic Location
Country
Madagascar
Is the site legally/formally protected?
Unknown/not recorded
Ownership
Management
Local people (e.g., individuals, communities, co-operatives)
International external (individual, groups. e.g., hunters, anglers, photographers, tourists)
If more than one box ticked, please provide more details
locals are the pet keepers, while external tourists are the ones interacting with the pets, and sometimes even incentivizing businesses owners to keep lemurs as pets.
Is the use part of a strategy to generate conservation incentives, to finance conservation, or to improve tolerance/stewardship?
No
Is there evidence that the use is affecting the conservation status of the species? HIDE
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting natural selection?
Unknown/not recorded
Is there evidence that the use is affecting poaching of illegal wildlife trade?
Unknown/not reported
Is there any evidence that this use of the species is having a knock-on effect on the status of non-target species
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Yes, considered sustainable
Details of assessment carried out
Population growth modeling suggests that known capture rates may be sustainable in all but small populations of 500 individuals and when infants/juveniles are targeted. However, of the seven remaining populations of L. catta with more than 100 individuals, only one is known to contain more than 500 animals, and we present evidence here that infants/juveniles are targeted. Results obtained with transition matrix data report that the extraction rates documented here (i.e., 184 individuals between 2011 and 2016)
are not likely to impact remaining L. catta; however, there are a number of additional factors that must be considered that are likely to falsify these interpretations.
Has a valuation of financial flows from this use at the site/national/international level been recorded
No
Contribution to GDP
Unknown/not recorded
Food
Energy
Education
Training/Skills
Land/Resource Rights
Decision Making
Conflict- people
Conflict- wildlife
Climate Change
Has any assessment of socio-economic sustainability been recorded
No assessment recorded
Has the use of the species been recorded as resulting in changes to human health in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the species in use been noted as being of particular disease risk to humans?
Unknown/not recorded
Has the use of the species resulted in changes to animal welfare in this record?
Unknown/not recorded
Are there particular practices which have increased the risk to human or animal health or welfare in the use of this species?
Unknown/not recorded
Does the use of this species increase susceptibility to pathogen spread?
Unknown/not recorded
Unknown/not recorded
Strong community governance/institutions/rights for wildlife management
Absent
Supportive policy and legislative framework
Absent
Adequate capacity to implement and enforce governance arrangements
Absent
Good alignment of legal protections with local cultural values and traditional
Absent
Support from NGOs
Absent
Support from Government
Absent
High financial returns from use
Present
Abundant population of target species
Absent
Biological characteristics of target species
Present
Capacity building of community
Absent
Establishment and implementation of species and/or area management plan
Absent
Effective private sector approach engagement through certification
Absent
Good benefit-sharing mechanism
Absent
Good Market Strategies
Absent
Is this use legal or illegal?
Source Reference(s)
LaFleur, M. (2019) Illegal Trade of Wild-Captured Lemur catta within Madagascar. Folia Primatologica, 90:199–214.
Who is involved in the use?
Is there any gender/age specificity in the various roles
Unknown/not recorded
How many of these local jobs accure to the following categories?
How many people outside the local area are employed
Is there any evidence of other economic benefits associated with this use beyond direct income and jobs
Unknown/Not recorded
Scale of Assessment
IUCN National Red List Category
IUCN Global Red List Category
Green Status Global Category
Yearly Financial Flows
Country reference