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Listen to our Conservation Heroes
You can listen to the stories of conservation heroes. Hear what happens when a Dr. George Schaller finds a lion cub. Find out how bedtime stories lead to a lifelong study of African elephants. Listen to a first hand account of an encounter with wild whales. Hear these and other conservation stories below.
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George Schaller, Ph.D.
The world's preeminent field biologist is with the Wildlife Conservation Society and has traveled across the globe to work with a variety of species, including two rediscovered species once thought extinct. He was the first to show how gorillas are really gentle and intelligent, with a highly developed social and family structure, rather than the savage monsters that had been previously depicted. |
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Iain Douglas-Hamilton, Ph.D.
As president and CEO of Save the Elephants, Douglas-Hamilton has long been a friend to the largest land mammals. His pioneering study of the social behavior of wild elephants four decades ago in Tanzania formed the basis for all subsequent studies. |
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K. Ullas Karanth, Ph.D.
Senior conservation scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and premier tiger expert, Karanth energizes the new generation of India's conservationists. He has championed the cause of tigers through his groundbreaking work in India, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. |
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Rodney Jackson, Ph.D.
Jackson, director/founder of the Snow Leopard Conservancy, has received recognition for his groundbreaking radio-tracking study of snow leopards in the 1980s and his subsequent dedication to building local communities’ capacity as key players in conserving the species. Jackson works tirelessly to save snow leopards from the threat of poachers and shrinking habitats. |
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Laurie Marker, Ph.D.
Marker, founder/executive director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF), has accomplished much since founding CCF in 1990. She has led a conservation program from humble beginnings in rural Namibia to an unparalleled model for predator conservation. Time magazine awarded her "Hero for the Planet" in 2000. |
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Roger Payne, Ph.D
As founder and president of The Ocean Alliance, Payne has devoted more than 40 years to the study and protection of whales. He discovered that whales sing and that their songs propagate across oceans. His whale song recordings became immensely popular and helped launch the "Save the Whales" movement. |
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