2020 Impact Report
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Environmental Education for Conservation in Madagascar
James Herrera, Program Coordinator, DLC-SAVA Conservation Education is crucial for the growth and development of individuals, communities, and societies. Education is not restricted to children in the classroom. In conservation, education is a pillar necessary for sustainable development and increasing awareness and compassion for nature. Baba Dioum, the famous Senegalese conservationist, once said, “We will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we […]
Stay Away 5K: 2021 Results
Thank you! Thank you for being a part of the Duke Lemur Center’s Stay Away 5k this weekend! As many of you know, the Lemur Center temporarily closed its doors in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. Since that time our animal care, veterinary, and curatorial teams have been working tirelessly to maintain our […]
Decade of Restoration in Madagascar
James Herrera, DLC-SAVA Program Coordinator Forests provide countless benefits for wildlife and people, in terms of sequestering carbon, providing food and homes for plants, animals and people, filtering water and supporting healthy soils, to name a few. Despite the importance of natural habitats, especially forests, they have been degraded and destroyed by human activities. That […]
Lemur Conservation in Northeast Madagascar, Part II
The urban jungle James Herrera, Program Coordinator, DLC SAVA Conservation Lemurs are not only threatened in the remote rural countryside discussed in Part I of our Earth Day conservation blog. People in urban areas also capture or buy lemurs, sometimes for their own consumption or to keep as pets, or to sell to others as […]
Lemur Conservation in Northeast Madagascar, Part I
Lemurs in remote jungles James Herrera, Program Coordinator, DLC SAVA Conservation Lemurs are primates found only on Madagascar. They likely arrived from ancestors on Africa 60 million years ago, and in that time, over 100 species evolved. They can be found in almost all the natural environments of Madagascar: eastern rainforests, western dry forests, high […]
Activities for Earth Day 2021
Social media April 22, 2021: Join us on our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook pages all day for content covering conservation in Madagascar, recycling for enrichment at the DLC, and more! Virtual field trip into the lemur forest April 22, 2021 at 11:00 am: Join Education Programs Manager Megan McGrath for a virtual field trip into […]
2021 Annual Stay Away 5K
Join us on Earth Day weekend (April 24-25, 2021) for our second annual Stay Away 5K, a virtual race with all proceeds benefiting lemur care and conservation! Last year, this event enlisted participation from more than 2,000 runners and lemur lovers all over the world, including all 50 U.S. states, D.C., and 11 other countries. […]