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Lemur Dreamurs: Duke Engineering Student Collaboration for Enhanced Animal Welfare

Written by Meg Dye, MSc. Animal welfare requires a multidimensional approach to providing an environment for optimal physical and mental health. A key aspect of this approach is collaboration. Collaboration can take many forms, including inter- and intra-departmental teamwork, expertise from an array of scientific disciplines, and applied animal welfare science. Over the years, the […]

VIDEO: A Very Aye-aye Halloween

What better way to celebrate the spookiest of days than a party for the spookiest of primates?! Our aye-ayes were thrilled to get into the holiday spirit with an all-treats-no-tricks enrichment extravaganza, and we captured some of the best moments to share with all of you! Wishing you a very happy Halloween from Binx, Fady, Medusa, Agatha, […]

VIDEO: Tree Planting at New Generation School Garden

By James Herrera, Ph.D. Coordinator, DLC-SAVA Conservation The Duke Lemur Center supports conservation in Madagascar. We partner with local stakeholders, like Evrard Benasoavina, to restore landscapes and to safeguard the environment. Evrard founded the New Generation School Garden, an interpretive center and outdoor classroom, complete with diverse forms of sustainable agriculture and reforestation. Last month, […]

John Cleese for World Lemur Day

Ph.D. Research Opportunity: Dwarf Lemur Hibernation

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) […]

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VIDEO: Inside a Refuge for Endangered Lemurs in North Carolina

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 […]

Nurturing the Extraordinary: How an Internship Inspired a Career

By Rhiannon See, 2022-23 Undergraduate Fellow in Communications. Originally published in Duke Lemur Center Magazine in 2022. Each summer, the DLC’s field research internships provide a select group of students with an introduction to lemur research and conservation, instilling in them the importance of teamwork and preparing them for future research-related careers. At summer’s end, […]

Chronic Malnutrition in Madagascar: A Problem Landscape with Local Solutions

By Bethany Old Master’s candidate, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University Madagascar has the fourth-highest rate of chronic malnutrition in the world (The World Bank, 2018). The country is rich in fruits, vegetables, and legume diversity but nutrition education remains critically low. I served in the education sector of Peace Corps Madagascar from 2015-2018 […]