IN THIS ISSUE: Join us live from Madagascar! Plus new custom plushes, join the DLC team, hope for silky sifakas, and more

A collage of six lemur species at the DLC and in the wild in Madagascar

Happy World Lemur Day!

Every day is all about lemurs here at the Duke Lemur Center, but World Lemur Day is a special opportunity for zoos and conservation groups across the globe to talk about these incredible primates!

Join us live from Madagascar! Check out these free livestreams in collaboration with our education partner Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants:

October 30 at 9:00 a.m. ET: Celebrate World Lemur Day with a live communitiy outreach event in Madagascar's SAVA region!

October 31 at 9:00 a.m. ET: Explore Madagascar's unique forests with our DLC-SAVA Conservation team and catch a glimpse of wild lemurs!

October 31 at 11:00 a.m. ET: Tune in for a night hike, venturing into the forest searching for wild nocturnal lemurs!

Celebrate with Us

The Duke Lemur Center has been caring for and protecting lemurs since1966, and we're proud to be a global leader in lemur care and conservation. Read more about our mission, today and every day.

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Support and Snuggle

Celebrate World Lemur Day with an exclusive limited-time adoption of blue-eyed black lemurs Leigh and McAvoy!

Nine-year-old Leigh and three-year-old McAvoy are a mother-son duo of Critically Endangered blue-eyed black lemurs, among the most endangered primate species on Earth. With fewer than 1,000 individuals remaining in the wild, maintaining a genetically diverse population of these lemurs in human care is a crucial safety net. Leigh and McAvoy are a beautiful pair who illustrate the striking sexual dichromatism of this species and are a testament to the DLC's role in the worldwide conservation breeding program for these incredible animals.

100% of all Adopt a Lemur purchases "give back" to the lemurs at the DLC, helping pay for lemur care, housing, veterinary supplies, conservation itiatives, and public outreach and education.

Plushes can also be purchased separately. Just remember, lemurs are social animals—bring home at least two for a proper family group! 😉

Adopt Leigh and McAvoy

A young male ring-tailed lemur leaping from a tree in a series of three photos

Be Part of Our Next Leap!

Before a forest is restored.

Before a student discovers a passion.

Before a scientific breakthrough is made.

Before the littlest lemurs can enter the world.

Someone chooses to make a difference.

As we celebrate World Lemur Day, we're reminded that every leap forward for lemurs, conservation, education, and research is made possible by people like you.

This is the perfect time to plan a special donation to support the Lemur Center's work and impact. Make your gift today, and help make our next leap possible.

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A silky sifaka with white fur and a pink and gray face clings vertically to a tree in the rainforest

Hope for One of the World's Rarest Primates

Here's some happy news for World Lemur Day: Recent forest surveys by the Duke Lemur Center SAVA Conservation team in collaboration with WWF Madagascar identified 10 groups of Critically Endangered silky sifakas across the COMATSA South protected area, a powerful sign that this globally important forest corridor continues to support remarkable biodiversity!

(Watch the silky sifaka and other lemurs of the SAVA region.)

The partnership also delivered environmental education opportunities to 683 students in 13 villages, helping build local stewardship for the forests and wildlife that sustain communities.

The surveys also revealed ongoing threats, including illegal logging, artisanal mining, habitat destruction, and wildlife hunting. Working with local communities, forest guardians, and schools, the DLC and WWF are seeking practical, community-led solutions to protect these forests while supporting local livelihoods.

Together, conservation and community action can help secure a future for silky sifakas and Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity.

Learn about Madagascar Conservation

Two sifakas lay next to each other with their heads touching

We're Hiring!

Our long-time Education Programs Manager has accepted her dream job as Conservation Projects Manager at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in Minneapolis, so we're looking for someone new to oversee our tour and education programs! If you'd like to join the DLC team, or know someone who might, click the button below to learn more. And of course, please feel free to share this opportunity within your networks 💚

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