Lemurs are the most endangered mammal on the planet. Learn what we are doing to change that. Delve deeper into the Duke Lemur Center and join us for our inaugural season of the “Evening with the Experts” seminar series. Each session will highlight one of the many components of the DLC’s important work. All proceeds […]
June 23, 2014 — Lemur researcher Erik Patel will be the first to tell you that driving in Madagascar is not for the faint of heart. Paved roads are rare. Street lights are nonexistent. Torrential rains turn dirt roads to solid mud for many months of the year. Bridges wash out, and just as quickly […]
June 20, 2014 — Lemurs don’t sit still for portraits. They sniff the lights. They scent mark the camera lens. They relieve themselves in the middle of the photo shoot. But that doesn’t faze National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, whose latest lemur photos — taken at the Duke Lemur Center — are now available for […]
Bring a blanket and join us for a picnic to meet the lemurs in the adopt-a-lemur program at the Duke Lemur Center, from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 6. Your sponsorship will help us care for the lemurs at the Duke Lemur Center and support the conservation work we do around the world. […]
April 25, 2014 — For the next few months, visitors will have a unique opportunity to get up close with some of the 80 lemurs and seven species that are now frolicking in the forest. In today’s post, we asked Lemur Center volunteer and Duke undergraduate Faye Goodwin what to expect during the spring tour […]
Oasis in Car Mill Mall Where Paths Meet…….. Inside Carr Mill Mall 200 N. Greensboro Street Carrboro, NC 27510 www.OasisCarrboro.com Come listen to the sounds of local musician Alejandra O’Leary Dafoe! (music starts around 8pm) Heartbreaking, hipshaking pop-rock fusing lush old-school sounds with the attitude of the future. Sexy, melodic, and wistful, Alejandra O’Leary’s (http://www.alejandraoleary.com/) songs beam […]
Fullsteam Brewery is brewing a one of a kind beer to help raise awareness and funds for lemurs. It is made with Madagascar Vanilla and chocolate! Come out and help us celebrate Madagascar and those wonderful folks at Fullsteam! Come hungry! American Meltdown is making a special Lemur melt to go with the beer: […]