We’re thrilled to announce our NEW virtual tour programs! 🎉 We’ve missed hosting visitors onsite, so we’re bringing the Duke Lemur Center to a screen near you — well, minus the unique lemur smells! Visit our virtual programs homepage to see all five of our offerings! Virtual tours are a wonderful way to learn about […]
DLC-SAVA Conservation forging new collaborations with CURSA, the university of SAVA region: Community building at local tree nursery By James Herrera, Ph.D. Published August 6, 2020. The Madagascar government is committed to reforestation. They have an ambitious goal: to plant 60 million trees, in honor of their sixtieth anniversary of independence from France. They want to […]
Meet Jonah’s mouse lemur, Microcebus jonahi! This tiny (60-gram) primate is the 25th recognized species of mouse lemur and the 108th recognized species of lemur. Jonah’s mouse lemur lives in northeastern Madagascar, including within the protected Mananara National Park. The species was named after Malagasy primatologist Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy, one of the most respected and […]
Attention local (Durham, NC) lemur lovers! While we remain closed to the public for tours, we’re excited to announce NEW contactless curbside pick-up for merchandise orders! All purchases “give back” to the lemurs at the DLC, helping fund the Education Department and paying for lemur care, housing, veterinary supplies, and conservation initiatives. Visit Merchandise Sales: […]
DLC-SAVA Conservation forging new collaborations with CURSA, the university of SAVA region: Agroecology workshops By James Herrera, Program Coordinator, DLC-SAVA Conservation My next opportunity to engage with CURSA students and the faculty was during the first DLC-SAVA sustainable agriculture training in the District of Antalaha. During one week, five students took part in a workshop […]
On Day 5 of #BabyWeek2020, the Duke Lemur Center is thrilled to announce the births of Sunshine, Orbit, and Sputnik – a trio of critically endangered black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) born to parents Halley and Ravo! “Triplets were a surprise,” says Melanie Currie, one of the infants’ primary caretakers. “Halley has had […]
Look closely…very closely…there! Our newest baby crowned lemur, Siwa, is still tucked safely around his mother, Seshat’s, belly — and as such is sometimes a little tough to spot! Seshat and father Zuberi are very protective of their little one, so our keepers haven’t gotten close enough yet to tell definitively if Siwa is a […]
By DLC research scientists Marina Blanco, Ph.D. and Lydia Greene, Ph.D. The new conservation assessments for Madagascar’s 107 lemur species have been released by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), and the updates are, to say the least, alarming. Since the previous assessment, many species have been uplisted, meaning that they are now considered […]