Although local traditions generally help protect lemurs and their forests, illegal logging, widespread poverty, and political instability hinder and undermine conservation efforts.
Pese a que, polo xeral, as tradicións locais axudan a protexer aos lémures e os seus bosques, a talla forestal ilegal, a xeralización da pobreza e a inestabilidade política dificultan os esforzos pola conservación destes primates.