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Conservationist Richard Leakey founded WildlifeDirect to raise money and awareness to protect Africa's parks.
Photograph by George Steinmetz
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Sylvia Earle shows algae to a young explorer.
Photograph by Bates Littlehales
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Explorer-in-Residence Johan Reinhard climbs the barren landscape of Nevado Ampato.
Photograph by Stephen Alvarez
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Scene from the All Roads film Crocodile Dreaming
Photograph courtesy director Darlene Johnson
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Student photo from Photo Camp: Little Haiti
Photograph by Daphney St. Felix/National Geographic Photo Camp
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