Read this World Lemur Day message to our friends and supporters from Executive Director Greg Dye sent on World Lemur Day, October 30, 2026. If you missed the live broadcast from Madagascar, you can view the recorded version now! Happy World Lemur Day 2026! Red-ruffed lemur Spock wishes you a Happy World Lemur Day! We’re […]
Through a partnership between WWF Madagascar, the Duke Lemur Center, community conservation associations (VOIs/COBAs), and community forest guardians, monitoring surveys were conducted across the expansive COMATSA South landscape to assess the status of the Critically Endangered silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus). Survey teams identified up to 10 potential silky sifaka groups across multiple localities within the […]
Posted on October 28, 2026 by Greg Dye, Duke Lemur Center Executive Director For more than 60 years, the Duke Lemur Center has been a global leader in lemur care, conservation, education, and scientific discovery. Today, it is home to the most diverse population of lemurs outside of Madagascar, serving as an irreplaceable resource for […]
Nocturnal baby season has begun at the Duke Lemur Center! On July 21, 2026, four-year-old gray mouse lemur Azalea gave birth to twin girls. This is Azalea’s second time as a mother, after giving birth to twins Peanut and Macadamia in 2024. The twins’ dad is five-year-old Green Bean. Because gray mouse lemurs are normally […]
Nocturnal baby season continues with gray mouse lemur Helianthus, who gave birth on July 31, 2026, to triplets! The triplets, one male and two females, are three-year-old Helianthus’s first offspring, though dad Hazelnut has sired other infants in previous years. The male infant and smaller of the two females were both born at 6.2 grams, […]
Executive Director Greg Dye reflects on witnessing conservation success firsthand in Madagascar. Posted on September 15, 2026. One of the greatest privileges of my role as Executive Director is the opportunity to spend time in Madagascar and be a part of our mission at work firsthand. This summer, I immersed myself in our conservation programs […]
Nocturnal baby season has begun at the Duke Lemur Center! On July 21, 2026, four-year-old gray mouse lemur Azalea gave birth to twin girls. This is Azalea’s second time as a mother, after giving birth to twins Peanut and Macadamia in 2024. The twins’ dad is five-year-old Green Bean, although gray mouse lemur males primarily […]
Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on August 26, 2026. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu. August 2026 Stakeholder Update Sunshine, one of the DLC’s black and white ruffed lemurs, demonstrating “splooting” (stretching out) on the forest floor. The fur around her abdomen is not as fluffy […]