This #GivingTuesday, we’re raising funds to support a critical but heartbreaking aspect of the DLC’s partnership with Madagascar’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD): emergency care for Coquerel’s sifakas rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking. The DLC is assisting MEDD with three groups of rescued animals: 4 sifakas found in cages inside a suitcase (3 […]
By Greg Dye, M.Sc., Executive Director of the Duke Lemur Center. Originally published in LEMURS Magazine: The “Where” Issue in February 2025. Although based at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, the Duke Lemur Center hasn’t stayed put! With partnerships across the globe, the DLC’s reach and reputation as a world leader in lemur conservation and […]
By Charlie Welch, DLC Conservation Coordinator. Published on February 21, 2025. An onsite, organic “food forest” For over a decade, thanks to a team of garden volunteers, we at Duke Lemur Center (in Durham, North Carolina USA) have been growing vegetables and other edible plants of all sorts for our lemurs. We can’t come close […]
As 2024 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the past year… and that includes selecting this year’s Lemur of the Year! In a poll sent out to Duke Lemur Center staff, we asked for nominations for an annual Lemur of the Year award. Primate technicians, veterinarians, researchers, educators, and administrators were given […]
