By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician Who Are We? Humans have always been fascinated with our own origins. From creation stories to recorded histories, from family lines and family trees, to the discovery of our own roots in the primate order; we are always learning the story of humanity, and what it means to be […]
By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician From three inches tall to three feet tall; from fat-tailed to bushy-tailed to no-tailed, the lemur family boasts incredible diversity. With 108 species living today, lemurs have spent over 60 million years adapting to the various habitats of Madagascar, resulting in an amazing range of shapes, sizes, and specializations. […]
By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician Creatures of the Night As the sun sets on the forests of Madagascar, the lively hum of insects, birds, reptiles and lemurs ebbs into quiet. Night falls, and a new world begins to emerge in the darkness. The chorus of frogs, the rattle of tenrec spines, and the whisper […]
By Alanna Marron, Lead Education Technician Who Was Megaladapis? Slowly and deliberately, a large creature moves through the tree tops. Its large hands and feet securely grasp the branches as it reaches for a tasty branch of leaves. This is Megaladapis. Also known as the “koala lemur,” Megaladapis is an extinct subfossil lemur from Madagascar. […]
The DLC’s 2022-23 annual magazine, dubbed “The Women’s Issue,” is out just in time for the holidays! This year’s 56-page publication highlights female dominance in primatology and the lemur world, female farmers of Madagascar, and the women leading the way at the DLC. We hope these stories will inspire students interested in pursuing careers in […]
Dear friends and valued supporters of the Duke Lemur Center, As we approach the end of 2022, I’m especially proud of all that we’ve accomplished together at the DLC, and I’m deeply thankful for our friends and supporters who make our work possible. Thank you for your investments that have made us what we are […]
Join DLC-SAVA Conservation Program Coordinator James Herrera, Ph.D. on a virtual field trip to the incredible island that lemurs call home! James has spent the last seven months conducting research, overseeing conservation activities, and searching the rainforest for lemurs. James’s talk was broadcast live on December 19, 2022 with our educational partners, Journey by […]
By James Herrera, Ph.D. Coordinator, DLC-SAVA Conservation Rice agriculture is a fundamental cultural, economic, and environmental issue in Madagascar. Most farmers, especially in the SAVA region in the northeast, grow rice to feed their families. Traditional farming practices, however, are becoming unproductive due to low-quality seed stock, declining soil health, and climate change, among other […]
