Patricia Wright (primatologist) Last updated February 10, 2025 Early life Patricia Wright was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania , on 10 September 1944 to Julia Delores, a school librarian and Hugh Edward Chapple, a foundry supervisor.
Education Wright obtained a bachelor's degree in biology in 1966 from Hood College . She later went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Anthropology from City University of New York in 1985 under the direction of Warren Kinzey.
Madagascar In 1986 Wright traveled to Madagascar in search of the greater bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus ), a species abundant at the sub-fossil lemur sites of the north but believed to have gone extinct in the recent past. She found that the greater bamboo lemur still exists and discovered a new species that was named Hapalemur aureus , the golden bamboo lemur . [ 3] [ 4]
Centre ValBio Patricia Wright established the Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments at Stony Brook University that is dedicated to science-based conservation and research in the tropics, with a special focus on Madagascar. It coordinates the work of many natural and social scientists throughout Madagascar, especially around Ranomafana National Park. It operates a modern research station in Madagascar called Centre ValBio. [ 2] [ 5]
Awards and recognition Awards 2022 - Conservation Warrior Award Winner from Seneca Park Zoo, Rochester, NY [ 6] 2018 – Finalist for the St Andrews Prize for the Environment 2014 – First Woman Winner of Indianapolis Prize for Conservation [ 7] 2014 – Featured in CNN's Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain 2014 – Lifetime Achievement Award from Wildlife Conservation Film Festival 2014 – Honorary Degree (Honoris Causa) from University of Fianarantsoa, Madagascar 2014 – Featured in 3D IMAX film Island of Lemurs: Madagascar with Morgan Freeman 2013 – Elected to American Philosophical Society 2012 – Awarded Commandeur Medal of Honor, Government of Madagascar 2011 – Finalist for the Indianapolis Prize for Conservation 2008 – Stony Brook University Faculty Achievement Award 2008 – Hauptman Woodward Pioneer in Science Medal 2008 – Distinguished Primatologist Award from American Society of Primatologists 2007 – Awarded Honoris Causa, honorary degree from University of Antananarivo 2007 – Ranomafana National Park named UNESCO World Heritage Site 2006 – A new species from Kalambatritra , Madagascar named Lepilemur wrighaeti 2006 – Cosmos Prize Selection Committee, Osaka , Japan 2006 – Explorers Club Lecture Series 2006 – 2010 Member of Smithsonian Biodiversity Task Force 2004 – Elected AAAS Fellow 2004 – "Medaille Officier de Madagascar". High honor awarded by the President of Madagascar 2003 – "Woman of Distinction" Award, given by Senator Kenneth LaValle 2003 – -2011 Member of National Geographic Conservation Trust 2003 – Royal Geographical Society Invited Speaker, London, United Kingdom 2002 – James Watson Presidential Council speaker at Symposium "Human Behavior in the Genomic Age" Cold Spring Harbor, NY 2002 – National Research Council , The National Academies Committee 2001 – 2009-Member of National Geographic Committee for Research and Exploration 2001 – Provost's Lecture Series, SUNY Stony Brook 2000 – Present Member of Board of Directors of Comparative and Conservation Biology Foundation 2000 – "Principal Investigator of the Year." Earthwatch Institute 1998 – 2003 Member of International Society of Primatology Conservation Committee 1995 – 1998 Advisory Board of Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research 1995 – "Chevalier d'Ordre National." National Medal of Honor of Madagascar, from the President of Madagascar 1995 – Women in Science Engineering Annual Award, SUNY 1994 – present Madagascar Faunal Group, International Board 1994 – 2000 Scientific Advisory Board member of The Douroucouli Foundation 1994 – present Advisory Board of Primate Conservation Inc. 1994 – 1996 Advisory Board of the Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University 1994 – Women of the Year in Science Award, Three Village Times, New York 1993 – 2001 Member of Board, Organization for Tropical Studies 1993 – 1999 Member of Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy , Long Island Chapter 1993 – Women Who Make a Difference Award, Family Circle Magazine 1990 – present Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Primatology 1991 – present Member of External Advisory Board, Duke University Primate Center 1991 – present IUCN Primate Specialists Group-Madagascar 1990 – Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from Hood College 1990 – 1991 Member of National Research Council Committee for Sustained Development & Environmental Preservation of Humid Tropics 1989 – John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellow 1988 – 1994 Member of Conservation Committee for American Society of Primatologists 1984 – present IUCN Primate Specialists Group-South America 1982 – "S.L. Washburn Prize" for outstanding student paper at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists meeting, Eugene, Oregon Books 2014 – For the Love of Lemurs: My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar published by Lantern Books ISBN 978-1590564455 2013 – High Moon Over the Amazon: My Quest to Understand the Monkeys of the Night published by Lantern Books ISBN 9781590564219 2011 – Larrey, Frederic; Wright, Patricia C.; Giraud, Cyril. Madagascar: The Forest of Our Ancestors . France: Regard du Vivant Press. ISBN 978-2952996921 2003 –Wright, Patricia C.; Simons, Elwyn L.; Gursky, Sharon, eds. (2003). Tarsiers: Past, Present and Future . Piscataway, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0813532361 References ↑ "Dr. Patricia Wright" . The Lemur Conservation Foundation . Retrieved 2023-06-01 . 1 2 "Department of Anthropology, Stony Brook University" . Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2015 . ↑ "Patricia Wright" . www.nationalgeographic.com . 2018-04-21. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-20 . ↑ Dreifus, Claudia (2014-08-18). "A Lemur Rescue Mission in Madagascar" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-02-20 . ↑ "Patricia Wright—Back from the Brink: Saving Lemurs in Madagascar" . The Suburban Times . 2017-02-14. Archived from the original on 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-20 . ↑ https://senecapark.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Seneca-Park-Zoo-Awards-Dr.-Patricia-Wright-with-Inaugural-Conservation-Warrior-Award.pdf . ↑ "Patricia Wright, lemur expert, at Seneca Park Zoo" . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle . Retrieved 2019-02-20 . ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 March 2019). "Order ATHERINIFORMES: Families BEDOTIIDAE, MELANOTAENIIDAE, PSEUDOMUGILIDAE, TELMATHERINIDAE, ISONIDAE, DENTATHERINIDAE and PHALLOSTETHIDAE" . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2023 . External links
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