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Sifakas in Madagascar! The Challenges and Triumphs of Animal Management. Photo: Julie Larsen Maher. Madagascar!. Lion House. Coquerel’s Sifaka. What Species?. Charismatic Represent Landscape Conservation Value. Crowned Lemur Eulemur coronatus.
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Sifakas in Madagascar! The Challenges and Triumphs of Animal Management Photo: Julie Larsen Maher
Madagascar! Lion House
Coquerel’s Sifaka What Species? • Charismatic • Represent Landscape • Conservation Value Crowned LemurEulemur coronatus Coquerel’s SifakaPropithecus verreauxi coquereli
Population of Coquerel’s Sifakain North America___________________________ • Total = 48 • 31 males; 17 females • Only 8 Institutions
Conservation Status of Coquerel’s Sifaka • Endangered • Only 2 protected areas • Only few captive collections
Acquisition- Domestic • Cooperative program recommendation • Animal Management Committee approval • Pre-shipment requirements- within permit period • Airline that accepts non-human primates • Int’l Air Transport Assoc. regulations • USDA Animal Welfare Act requirements • Quarantine- minimum 30 days
Acquisition- Importation • CITES Appendix 1 • ESA Restrictions • Export Permit • Import Permit • CDC Restrictions • Dedicated pallet • Quarantine- extended CDC • TB testing, Ebola testing Photo: R.A. Cook
Sifaka SSP Program • Duke Lemur Center • Approve receiving institution • Training of BZ staff • Follow husbandry protocols • Diet and Housing • Infant Monitoring • separate male • infant handling • Increased infant survival!
Sifaka Pair for the Bronx • SSP Coordinator to recommend a pair for the Bronx Zoo • Female from Duke Lemur Center • Male from Philadelphia Zoo X
Sifaka Pair for the Bronx:Part 2 • Duke recommends exchanging males
Physical Exam on Day 1 • Male • Weighing 105 g