Patricia Chapple Wright (born September 10, 1944) is an American primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist.
Wright is best known for her extensive study of social and family interactions of wild lemurs in Madagascar.
[2] She worked extensively on conservation and contributed to the establishment of the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar.
Patricia Wright was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, on 10 September 1944 to Julia Delores, a school librarian and Hugh Edward Chapple, a foundry supervisor.
It coordinates the work of many natural and social scientists throughout Madagascar, especially around Ranomafana National Park.