We’ve given the DLC-SAVA Conservation annual newsletter a fresh coat of paint! Our newest issue is brighter, fresher, and eminently scrollable. Check out the redesign and join us in celebrating everything we’ve achieved together in northeastern Madagascar in 2025!
Update on The Charles Welch and Andrea Katz Fund A year ago, we celebrated the career and retirement of former DLC Conservation Coordinator, Charlie Welch, and shared that a new Duke Lemur Center endowment fund was established in honor of Charlie and his wife, Andrea Katz. We’re proud to share that it is nearing $300,000 […]
Restoring forests requires multi-dimensional research and planning to optimize success. The Duke Lemur Center is part of an international consortium of researchers and conservations who are studying forest restoration in Madagascar and designing new and innovative ways to improve restoration outcomes. By studying ecology, social sciences, and policy, we will design guidelines and action plans […]
Landscape restoration is regenerating forests around the world, and is a pillar of the DLC-SAVA Conservation project in northeastern Madagascar. This short documentary, which features one of DLC-SAVA’s landscape restoration projects, was featured on the Malagasy national Sunday news. Media attention like this shows the broad interest in conservation and publicizes our efforts, and is […]
Originally sent as our “Best of Spring” eNewsletter on May 4, 2026. Join our email list to be the first to receive our newsletters in the future! Updates are sent four to six times annually. IN THIS ISSUE: Zoboomafoo, new infants, space travel, support and snuggle with our new custom plushes, advancing veterinary science, Presidential Award, […]
Reasons for Hope An Earth Day message from Executive Director Greg Dye, posted on April 28, 2026. On Earth Day 2026, Duke Lemur Center Executive Director Greg Dye hosted a virtual gathering for supporters and friends, sharing a perspective grounded in realism and guided by hope. “Earth Day isn’t just about acknowledging what’s at risk. […]
The DLC has received one of Duke’s highest faculty and staff honors: the 2025-2026 Presidential Award! The Presidential Awards program, organized by the Office of the President in partnership with Duke Human Resources, recognizes staff and faculty who best demonstrate the values that define and shape Duke as an institution. The awards recognize individuals and […]
Read the Duke Lemur Center’s Stakeholder Update, sent to our donors on March 26, 2026. Questions? Contact Mary Paisley, DLC Development Director, at mary.paisley@duke.edu.