Explorers at Work

A conservation biologist works to safeguard the future of Kenya’s rapidly declining lion population.

A leader in the effort to protect penguins uses new approaches to safeguard the species' future.

A National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE Fellow is passionate about manatee conservation in Belize.

A Mozambican ecologist focuses on elephant conservation and building coexistence between communities.

A conservationist is protecting one of Colombia’s most endangered native species.

The award-winning filmmakers and conservationists aim to save the wild places and animals of Africa.

An ecologist in Mexico uses a multidisciplinary approach to protect and conserve bat species.

A Filipina photojournalists sees photography as an agent of change.

A Rwandan veterinarian is implementing a unique project to save his country’s endangered cranes.

A biologist is trying to save the critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros in Indonesia.

A National Geographic Photo Ark EDGE Fellow is focused on tapir recovery in Sierra Madre de Chiapas.

A Sri Lankan marine biologist and ocean educator pioneers long-term blue whale research in the Indian Ocean.

An ecologist uses her expertise in statistical modeling to understand human-carnivore conflict.