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Annual Newsletter: DLC-SAVA Conservation

Dear friends of SAVA Conservation and supporters of the Duke Lemur Center’s Madagascar Programs, It is my pleasure to pass along the newly published issue of our annual SAVA Conservation Newsletter, sharing the depth and breadth of the Duke Lemur Center’s impact during the past year through our community-based conservation programs in the northeast SAVA […]



Curatorial Team Receives 2022-23 Presidential Award

The DLC’s curatorial team has received Duke University’s highest staff and faculty honor. Meet Britt, Kristin, and Meg—recipients of Duke’s 2022-23 Presidential Award!  We’re incredibly proud of these three wonderful women for all of the effort and passion they put into caring for our lemur colony.  Read the full story in Duke Today.  Published January […]



Beyond Lemurs: Madagascar’s Endangered Biodiversity

By Faye Goodwin, Lead Education Technician A Rapidly Disappearing Paradise Some say that the island of Madagascar is like a time capsule—a place where the echoes of prehistoric wildlife are still heard in the jungles and spiny deserts. Some call Madagascar the Eighth Continent, referring to its size and scale of biodiversity. Within this California-sized […]



What Does It Mean to Be a Primate?

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 […]