By Grayson Pellerito. Published April 11, 2023. UPDATE: help donate items for Grayson’s second trip to Madagascar in April 2024 by visiting her new Amazon wishlist! My Journey to Madagascar I’ve been working at the Duke Lemur Center for almost four years as a Primate Technician, and now I’m entering a new role as a […]
By Peter Klopfer, Ph.D., Co-founder of the Duke Lemur Center as told to Greg Dye, Director of the Duke Lemur Center, in 2020 Many people ask why and how the DLC’s first lemurs came to North Carolina, but few expect the response: through a civil rights protest and a legal journey that ended in the […]
New “Duke 100 Challenge” Opportunity for DLC Donors Have you considered, or have you already made plans to: – include a bequest to the DLC in your will or living trust, – name the DLC as the beneficiary of a retirement plan, – or establish a life income gift, such as a charitable gift annuity […]
Check out this outstanding video produced by Scientific American featuring DLC conservationist and researcher James Herrera, Ph.D.! James coordinates the DLC-SAVA Conservation program and is based in northeastern Madagascar. Believe it or not, James and other researchers want to save (most of) the world’s parasites—not kill them. Why? Because wildlife parasites help keep ecosystems balanced. […]
