Ph.D. Research Opportunity: The ecophysiology of dwarf lemur hibernation in northwestern Madagascar By Lydia Greene, Ph.D. October 11, 2022 Project Description We seek a motivated student to conduct Ph.D. research on hibernation in wild dwarf lemurs in northwestern Madagascar, under the supervision of Drs. Marina Blanco and Lydia Greene (Duke Lemur Center, Duke University, USA) […]
WATCH NOW! Follow NBC’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway as they take you inside the Duke Lemur Center, to meet the lemurs and the devoted team of scientists and researchers fighting to save them. While onsite this May, the NBC/LX team was here to capture our mission in […]
Online auction is open! We’re celebrating Madagascar all week long! To kick off the week, we’re excited to launch our online auction, with all proceeds benefiting the DLC’s Madagascar conservation programs! View all items up for bid by CLICKING HERE. Learn more about the DLC’s mission to nurture the extraordinary by teaching and inspiring the next generation […]
By Rhiannon See, 2022-23 Undergraduate Fellow in Communications Published September 15, 2022 This summer, the Duke Lemur Center completed an inspection through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Accreditation Commission and received an extremely rare perfect score. As of November 2021, only four facilities had received a perfect score in the AZA’s nearly 50 […]