PAT WRIGHT LAB

My interest in Madagascar started in 1985, and in 1986 I discovered and described a new species of lemur, the "Golden Bamboo Lemur" Hapalemur aureus. For the past 26 years I have carried long-term research on the behavioral ecology of "Milne Edward's Sifaka" Propithecus edwardsi in Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, which I spearheaded in 1991. My experience there led me to found the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environment in 1991, and establish the Research Station Centre ValBio in Madagascar, which features the state of the art research facility NamanaBe Hall.

Primary location: Stony Brook United States