At 19, Tucker Meek bought a pet lemur named Gizmo for half off the original price of $5,000 and a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka. His stepfather knew the owner of a pet store in Lubbock, and although ...

What makes Madagascar’s wildlife so unique? A lemur died from tuberculosis—a likely victim of the illegal pet trade A lemur died from tuberculosis—a likely victim of the illegal pet trade We ...

The pygmy mouse lemur is the smallest primate in the world ... but they are still captured for the exotic pet trade. They are most threatened by loss of the limited woodland habitat of their ...