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The Foundation gave $8000 Duke Lemur Center
Volunteers: Sterling5 Foundation volunteers
Date: February, 2019
Founded in 1966, Over its history, the DLC has housed, cared for, and made available for non-invasive study nearly 4,000 animals across 31 species of non-human primates including lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers(together, colloquially referred to as prosimian primates). Today, it houses nearly 230 individuals across 14 species. The scientific endeavors at the DLC span a remarkable array of disciplines, from behavior and genomics to physiology and paleontology, and the center is recognized as a global authority on lemur veterinary medicine. Conservation biology is also a major focus, providing the conceptual and operational bridge between the living collection of the DLC and its outreach activities in Madagascar.