Hangout with Lemurs in Madagascar! at the Bronx Zoo

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Take a trip to Madagascar! with the Wildlife Conservation Society via our Google+ Hangout on Air, meet the Bronx Zoo’s red-ruffed lemurs, and learn how they play a role in human health in Madagascar. WCS HEAL Director Chris Golden is studying the connection between the environment and human health, and his findings are helping establish sustainable solutions, protecting Madagascar’s unique wildlife, and promoting healthy diets for local Malagasy. Cindy Maur, a wild animal keeper at the Bronx Zoo, will provide insight into animal care at the zoo and provide an up-close look at red-ruffed lemurs.
Meet the experts –
*Christopher Golden, Director of HEAL (Health & Ecosystems: Analysis of Linkages) Program, WCS*
Chris is an ecologist and epidemiologist studying the effects of global environmental trends on human health. He is the Director of the WCS HEAL program, as well as a Research Associate at the Harvard School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental Health and Department of Nutrition. Inspired by the lemurs of Madagascar, Chris has been conducting research there since 1999. His work focuses on local people’s dependence on natural resources for attaining adequate health-- research he was recognized for in 2014 as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. 
*Cindy Maur, Wild Animal Keeper, WCS Bronx Zoo*
Cindy is a dynamic force on the Mammal Department team at the Bronx Zoo. As a wild animal keeper, she has experience with a diverse animal collection, including mammals, birds, reptiles, as well as fish. She is an integral member of the new world primate, prosimian, fossa and sea lion training teams. With a strong interest in public outreach and conservation messaging, she has spearheaded National Zoo Keeper Week events and zoo keeper involvement and has spoken publicly at numerous visitor workshops and summer camps.
We hope you can tune-in. You can ask us about red-ruffed lemurs and WCS’s work in Madagascar via the Q&A app or using the hashtag #WCSLemursHoA .
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