%0 Journal Article
%T R les des populations captives dans la conservation des l¨¦muriens Roles of the captive populations in the conservation of lemurs
%A Delphine Roullet
%J Revue de Primatologie
%D 2011
%I Soci¨¦t¨¦ Francophone de Primatologie
%R 10.4000/primatologie.692
%X Les parcs zoologiques Europ¨¦ens abritent de nombreuses esp¨¨ces de l¨¦muriens. Certains parcs fran ais, tr¨¨s impliqu¨¦s dans la conservation de ces esp¨¨ces, sont ¨¤ l¡¯origine de plusieurs programmes d¡¯¨¦levage. Si les exemples de r¨¦introductions de l¨¦muriens n¨¦s en captivit¨¦ sont rares, les populations captives restent un r¨¦servoir potentiel d¡¯individus pour les populations sauvages, en particulier dans les projets de conservation incluant une gestion en m¨¦tapopulation de populations isol¨¦es, cons¨¦quence de la fragmentation de leur habitat. Les populations captives de l¨¦muriens constituent de puissants "ambassadeurs" des populations sauvages : elles permettent de sensibiliser un large public ¨¤ leur disparition et ¨¤ la situation de Madagascar et de favoriser la r¨¦colte de fonds pour les actions in-situ en faveur de la conservation de ces esp¨¨ces. En effet aujourd¡¯hui, la pr¨¦sence de ces l¨¦muriens en captivit¨¦ est la seule source de financement pour certains projets de conservation. De plus, la recherche sur les populations captives contribue, de fa on compl¨¦mentaire aux ¨¦tudes r¨¦alis¨¦es sur les populations sauvages, ¨¤ une meilleure connaissance des esp¨¨ces, indispensable ¨¤ la mise en place de strat¨¦gies de conservation adapt¨¦es. Many species of lemurs can be found in European Zoos. Some French zoos, which are very implicated in the conservation of the lemurs, are the founders of several captive populations of lemurs. If the examples of reintroductions of captive-born lemurs are rare, the captive populations are nevertheless a potential reservoir of individuals for wild populations, particularly in conservation projects including a metapopulation management of isolated populations due to fragmentation of their habitat. The captive populations of lemurs are powerful "ambassadors" of wild populations that allow to alert the public on their disappearance and to the situation of Madagascar and to promote fundraising in favour of in-situ conservation of these species. Indeed today, the presence of these lemurs in captivity is the only source of funding for some conservation projects. Moreover, the captive populations contribute to research and allow, like wild populations and in a complementary way, a better understanding of species for implementing appropriate conservation strategies.
%K conservation
%K l¨¦muriens
%K captivit¨¦
%K recherche
%K taxonomie
%K education
%K lemurs
%K captivity
%K research
%K taxonomy
%K Madagascar
%K Ethologie
%U http://primatologie.revues.org/692