This year’s Senior Giving Challenge at Duke University is focusing, in part, on the Duke Lemur Center! Here’s what Duke senior Annabella Helman has to say about her experience as a student at the DLC, and why she’s donating her senior gift to us: The Duke Lemur Center played a large role in shaping my […]
The Duke Lemur Center has welcomed another newborn — a rare baby aye-aye. Christened Winifred after Bette Midler’s character Winifred Sanderson in Hocus Pocus, the infant was born to first-time mom Fady on June 24, 2020. She is the second offspring of her father, Grendel, who sired Melisandre in 2019. Fady, Winifred’s mother, came to the […]
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, Program Coordinator, DLC-SAVA Conservation 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 reforest […]
