an African elephant in a forest

Meet the Wildlife Watch Team

A look at the people who comprise the unit.

Photograph by Chris Johns, National Geographic

Wildlife Watch is National Geographic’s reporting project covering the exploitation of wildlife. Learn more about our mission, and meet the team below.

Rachel Fobar is a National Geographic Society wildlife trade investigative reporter covering wildlife crime and exploitation for Wildlife Watch. Previously, she covered criminal justice and potentially wrongful convictions for The Medill Justice Project. She has also written for The Guardian, Popular Science, and Bustle. For her work, she has received several awards, including the Chicago Headline Club’s Peter Lisagor Award. Fobar has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. You can email her at rachel.fobar@natgeo.com.

Dina Fine Maron is senior National Geographic Society wildlife trade investigative reporter. Previously, she covered medicine and health for Scientific American. You can also see some of her award-winning work at Newsweek, The Boston Globe, E&E News and Time.com. She attended Brandeis University and has a master’s degree in public health from Johns Hopkins University. Contact her at dina.maron@natgeo.com and follow her on Twitter @Dina_Maron.

You can find all of the team’s stories at Wildlife Watch.

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