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Madagascar Programs Update: October 2025

October Madagascar Programs Update Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Madagascar Programs Update, sent to our Madagascar Programs Fund donors and this newsletter’s subscribers on October 20, 2025. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu. 

INFANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing Leonor, Our Newest Ultimate Adoption!

Posted October 20, 2025. The star of the summer tour path receives a name fit for a princess We’re so excited to announce that mongoose lemur Bonita’s female infant has finally been named! Earlier in 2025, Melanie and Carl visited the Duke Lemur Center on trip from their home state of Texas. The couple have […]

Stakeholder Update: October 2025

Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on October 10, 2025. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu. 

An Extraordinary Legacy: $9 million gift to protect lemurs and Madagascar

An Extraordinary Legacy: $9 million gift to protect lemurs and Madagascar The largest commitment in Duke Lemur Center’s history Written by Mary Paisley, Development Director. Posted on October 10, 2025. The Duke Lemur Center proudly announces the largest commitment in its history: a record-breaking $9 million legacy gift that will profoundly shape the future of […]

How Lemurs Are Laying the Groundwork for Interstellar Travel

After astronauts wake up from hibernation, will they still be able to drive the spacecraft? Duke researchers are studying lemurs to find out. By Susan Miller. Originally published in DukeTODAY on October 1, 2025. Read the original here. From fairy tales – such as Sleeping Beauty and Rip Van Winkle – to science fiction films, […]

Progress Update: The Charles Welch and Andrea Katz Fund Nears Endowment Goal

Posted by Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director on October 2, 2025. We’re thrilled to announce that this past week, we received a new gift of just over $24,000 from a 2019 Madagascar tour participant toward the Charles Welch and Andrea Katz Fund! This gift, added to the 57 other gifts we’ve received toward the fund […]

INFANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing Elisabet and Doris, Our Most Recent Ultimate Adoption!

Posted September 16, 2025. Generosity is contagious at the Duke Lemur Center—and we hope it spreads far and wide! We’re thrilled to share that another dedicated DLC volunteer has made a heartfelt donation through an Ultimate Adoption! Inspired by the incredible story of a small group of our education docents, who collectively raised $20,000 to […]

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Stakeholder Update: September 2025

Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on September 10, 2025. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu.