January 9, 2014 — Last November, Duke Lemur Center curator Andrea Katz wrote this post about why you should never buy a lemur or a loris as a pet. In today’s post, high school student and Lemur Center volunteer Tyne Tyson explains why being irresistibly cute can spell trouble for these endangered animals: On November 6th — just a […]
January 7, 2014 — The Duke Lemur Center houses over 250 animals, but every individual is special. Here, we’ll take some time to help you get to know the stories behind some of our favorite residents. Get the scoop without the poop. In the following interview, technician Jodi Stirk tells us about Horus the baby […]
December 31, 2013 — We can say, without a doubt, that 2013 was a year of amazing growth and expansion for the Duke Lemur Center. DLC launched new programs and initiatives in Durham and in Madagascar and we saw lemurs reach our local community and the general public like never before. Here is short look […]
December 19, 2013 — Some visitors are surprised to learn that lemurs are LOUD. The “barking” of the red-ruffed lemur is a thunderous clamor – it’s incredible that one creature is capable of producing such a deafening noise! When it comes to volume, red-ruffed lemurs nearly top the charts for non-human primates. The lemurs use their booming capabilities to […]
December 17, 2013 — Caring for lemurs is more than a full time job. The Duke Lemur Center relies on a dozen trained keepers and more than 70 volunteers for everything from feeding lemurs and cleaning enclosures, to sweeping up at the end of the day. Here, we’ll introduce you to the people who work […]
December 10, 2013 — Dr. Erik Patel, SAVA Conservation director in Madagascar, submitted this report on a new comprehensive strategy for lemur conservation: A new publicly available ‘Lemur Conservation Action Plan’ has recently been released by The Primate Specialist Group of the IUCN-SSC (International Union for the Conservation of Nature – Species Survival Commission). This […]
December 5, 2013 — Since its inception in Spring 2012, the Duke Lemur Center’s SAVA Conservation project has been supporting reforestation in a part of Madagascar where the trees are hardest hit. Satellite-based monitoring indicates that forest disturbance in Madagascar more than doubled in the period between July and September 2013, compared to the same period in 2012. […]
November 26, 2013 — The Duke Lemur Center houses over 250 animals, but every individual is special. Here, we’ll take some time to help you get to know the stories behind some of our favorite residents. Get the scoop without the poop. In the following interview, technician Erin Shaw tells us how a very fortunate […]
