Mrs Margaret Dye

Margaret (Meg) is currently the Curator of Behavioral Management and Welfare at the Duke Lemur Center. She is responsible for developing and implementing animal training and enrichment programs to complement the Center’s husbandry, research, and animal-welfare initiatives. Meg began her career at the Monterey Bay Aquarium as a surrogate mom for orphaned sea otter pups. In 1990, Meg joined the marine mammal department at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago and was a lead trainer for Alaskan sea otters and Pacific white-sided dolphins. In 2000, Meg created Animal Management Resources, a private consulting company that specialized in developing and enhancing animal care and training programs for zoos and aquariums. Meg was introduced to the Duke Lemur Center as a consultant in 2007 and joined the full time staff in 2012. In 2018, Meg earned her MSc in Animal Welfare from the University of Edinburgh.