The Aye-Aye has been particularly vulnerable to such persecution and is still indecriminently killed by the Malagasy. Within a matter of a few hundred years over 14 sub-species have been hunted to extinction or have disappeared due to loss of natural habitat. Another 30 species are in growing peril because of the rapid deforestation of the island and because many species that live outside protected areas are still being hunted and killed. Conservationists are watching the lemurs situation closely. But many of these odd and sometimes bizarre-looking creatures that call the tropical island of Madagascar their home remain on the critically endangered species list.
Lemurs are prosimian primates found only on the island of Madagascar.
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