Dear Friends, I hope this letter finds you and your families safe and healthy. I am writing to let you know that all of the Duke Lemur Center’s (DLC) animals and staff remain healthy as we enter our seventh week of modified operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are so fortunate to have such […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Due to ongoing concerns about COVID-19, the DLC will be temporarily closed to the public effective Friday, March 13, 2020. All tours have been cancelled and the Lemur Center, including the tour path and the Lemur Landing gift shop, will be closed to visitors through the end of March or until further notice. To learn […]
The Duke Lemur Center is mourning the death of 29-year-old Ikenaten — a lifelong resident of the DLC, cherished “feisty old man,” and the oldest crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus) ever on record. Born to parents Bastet and Zoser at the Lemur Center on April 18, 1990, Ike far surpassed his species’ median life expectancy of […]
OUR LEGACY… AND THE IMPACT OF YOUR INVESTMENT: Have you seen the DLC’s new stewardship report? Not only is it chock full of images of our amazing lemurs, it demonstrates beautifully the huge impact that your support has on the DLC’s mission! The Duke Lemur Center relies upon donations from individuals like you, who personally […]
