Qualla: Lemurs' Park https://qualla.com/lemurs-park en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:26 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/m/h/9/s/lemurs-park-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Lemurs' Park https://qualla.com/lemurs-park Lemurs' Park: Introduction https://qualla.com/lemurs-park/ Photo credit Woodlouse from Brighton, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0. Most of the lemurs at this park were once somebody's pet. Confiscated by Madagascar's Ministry of Water and Forests, they were brought to a five-hectare patch of pine forest and bamboo along the Katsaoka River, 22 kilometers southwest of Antananarivo, to learn how to be wild again. Lemurs' Park was founded around 2000 by Laurent Amouric and Maxime Allorge, the latter a grandson of Pierre Boiteau, who established the Tsimbazaza Zoo in the capital. It is a small place with an outsized purpose: rehabilitating captive lemurs, breeding endangered species, and giving schoolchildren from the surrounding communities their first encounter with free-ranging primates.

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/m/h/9/s/lemurs-park-wp/mh9s-lemurs-park-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Lemurs' Park: Second Chances in Pine and Bamboo https://qualla.com/lemurs-park/ Photo credit SurreyJohn, CC BY-SA 4.0. Nine lemur species live within the park, seven active during the day and two nocturnal. Most arrived as confiscated pets, animals that had been kept in homes and lost the skills needed for survival in the wild. The park's staff work to rehabilitate these lemurs and gradually rein...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/m/h/9/s/lemurs-park-wp/mh9s-lemurs-park-second-chances-in-pine-and-bamboo.mp3 0:06 2 full Lemurs' Park: Six Thousand Trees https://qualla.com/lemurs-park/ Photo credit SurreyJohn, CC BY-SA 4.0. The botanical side of Lemurs' Park is substantial. Nearly 6,000 trees and more than 70 endemic plant species fill the grounds, organized into separate climatic zones that represent Madagascar's ecological diversity. Saplings of baobabs and other endemic plants from the spiny thic...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/m/h/9/s/lemurs-park-wp/mh9s-lemurs-park-six-thousand-trees.mp3 0:06 3 full Lemurs' Park: Thirty-Seven Thousand Students https://qualla.com/lemurs-park/ Photo credit SurreyJohn, CC BY-SA 4.0. Between December 2008 and May 2013, approximately 37,163 students and 1,270 teachers from public primary schools around Antananarivo visited Lemurs' Park to plant native trees and participate in environmental education. For many of these children, the visit was their first time s...

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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/m/h/9/s/lemurs-park-wp/mh9s-lemurs-park-thirty-seven-thousand-students.mp3 0:06 4 full Lemurs' Park: A Short Drive from the Capital https://qualla.com/lemurs-park/ Photo credit Rudolphfurtado, CC BY 4.0. Lemurs' Park is open year-round, seven days a week, and does not require advance booking for walk-in visitors. A park shuttle departs from the heart of Antananarivo at Analakely at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., with the shuttle fare including park admission. Guided tours are mandatory, and ...

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