#  Saving Lemurs from Extinction: Conservation in Action (2014) 

 



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 **October 2, 2014** 

 06:00PM - 06:00PM EDT 

 



 

#### Public Lecture and Book Signing with Patricia Chapple Wright, Professor of Anthropology, Stony Brook University

Primatologist and MacArthur Fellow Patricia Chapple Wright, recipient of the 2014 Indianapolis Prize for her extraordinary contributions to conservation efforts, will discuss her work protecting the lemurs and ecosystems of Madagascar.Wright will share her experiences engaging the Malagasy government, community stakeholders, and scientists in a team effort to integrate conservation with development projects, including one collaboration that led to the establishment of Ranomafana National Park, a World Heritage Site in southern Madagascar.

Presented in collaboration with the Indianapolis Prize

Sponsored by the [Harvard Museum of Natural History](/) and [Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology](https://www.peabody.harvard.edu/).



 

 



 

 

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