The Duke Lemur Center is excited to introduce two very distinguished lemurs born this April at the DLC. Please welcome Mr. Popper and Gatsby, infant ring-tailed lemurs! All lemurs born at the Duke Lemur Center are given a name based on a species-wide naming theme. Ring-tailed lemurs at the DLC are named after literary characters! […]
Thank you! Thank you for being a part of the Duke Lemur Center’s Stay Away 5K on Earth Day weekend! Every year, 100% of the donations raised through the 5K go directly to the DLC’s lemur care and conservation initiatives. We are so grateful for your support! 2022 Results The DLC’s third annual Stay Away […]
Evrard Benasoavina (1, 2) , Anicet Elcar Ranaivoson (3), Ardhilles Andriantinefiarijaona (3) 1 DLC-SAVA Conservation 2 New Generation School Garden 3 Regional University of SAVA / DLC Consortium Earth Day may only come once per year, but at DLC-SAVA Conservation, we have been celebrating Earth Day since March and will continue until May! We are […]
Kick off Earth Day week by taking some time to explore our just-released 2021 Impact Report, created to provide each one of you—stakeholders, friends, donors, and fellow scientists, conservationists, and animal lovers—with an overview of what the DLC has accomplished throughout the previous year. Your support makes SO MUCH possible, and we’re grateful for your […]
Lemur awareness campaign reaches over 2,700 students, teachers, and parents in the SAVA region Evrard Benasoavina, DLC-SAVA Conservation Education Specialist At the DLC-SAVA Conservation Project, we believe that education is fundamental to successful conservation. We carry out many activities related to environmental education to share our passion for nature with people of all ages, genders, […]
It’s a boy! The Duke Lemur Center is so excited to welcome Binx, the newest critically endangered aye-aye born in human care! All aye-ayes born at the DLC receive a spooky or magical name from their caretaker, and Binx is no exception. Binx was named by his technician Jenna Browning after the boy-turned-black-cat character from […]
Our second new addition of the 2022 infant season is already a star! Join us in welcoming Silas, born January 12, 2022, to parents Gisela and Rupert! Gisela was born at the DLC in 2012 and is the daughter of Jovian (aka Zoboomafoo) and Jovian’s longtime mate, Pia. In addition to his parents, Silas’ family […]
Erin Ehmke, Ph.D. Director of Research “Growing up, I knew my path would revolve around animals. I wanted so badly to follow in the footsteps of my hero, Jane Goodall, but had no idea how to make that dream a reality. At that time, the only careers I knew that worked with animals were zoo […]
