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100 LEMURS Collaboration with Artist Rachel Hudson
100 days of lemurs We’re thrilled to announce that 4/7/2020 marks the first day of 100 LEMURS, an international collaboration between the Duke Lemur Center, a world leader in the study, care, and conservation of lemurs, and Rachel Hudson, an award-winning wildlife illustrator based in the UK! Rachel will illustrate and post one lemur species […]
FREE Downloadable Zoom Backgrounds
Virtual meetings are MUCH more fun with lemurs! Below is a curated collection of “lemur-ified” Zoom backgrounds to jazz up your next online meeting. (We’ve included a couple of chameleons from Madagascar, too, for added color.) To download, simply click on each image. A high-resolution version will open in a new tab in your browser. […]
Part I: DLC-SAVA Conservation workshop in Madagascar’s Marojejy NP
DLC-SAVA Conservation forging new collaborations with CURSA, the university of SAVA region: A three-part series By James Herrera, Program Coordinator, DLC-SAVA Conservation During my first few months working with the DLC-SAVA Conservation program, I had the great pleasure of meeting and collaborating with the only university in the region, the Centre Universitaire Régional de la […]
Agroecology in Madagascar: DLC-SAVA Conservation interventions for sustainable development
By James Hererra, Ph.D., DLC-SAVA Conservation program coordinator Farming practices around the world are changing to meet the needs of growing populations and adapting to climate change. The organic farming revolution has sparked a diverse subset of agricultural disciplines such as agroecology, regenerative and conservation agriculture, and permaculture. These practices seek to mimic and enhance natural processes to improve soil […]
INFANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Meet Terence and Didius, nephew and grandson of Zoboomafoo!
Media Inquiries: Please email sara.clark@duke.edu for images and video. Lemurs are Earth’s most threatened group of mammals — and sifakas are among the most threatened lemurs of all. At the Duke Lemur Center, we’re excited to announce that this winter, the population of these critically endangered primates has increased by an additional TWO! “The arrivals […]
Letter from the Director: COVID-19 Updates
Dear friends of the Duke Lemur Center, I want thank all of you for your support of the DLC, and especially to so many of you who have reached out to us to see how you can help and to make sure we are okay as the world deals with the spread of the COVID-19 […]