A male lion lies in a tree and looks out across Kenya's grassy Maasai Mara plains.
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This Iconic Wildlife Photographer Is Determined to Save Big Cats
In honor of World Lion Day, Beverly Joubert shares how she's working to protect these crucial predators and the wild spaces they call home.
Beverly Joubert’s ceaseless passion and talent have made her a heroine in the field of wildlife photography. She is a National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, filmmaker, photographer, and cofounder of National Geographic’s Big Cats Initiative.
Together with her husband, Dereck, she has devoted more than 30 years to photographing and documenting the plight of African wildlife. The pair live in Botswana and travel through Africa, working tirelessly to help preserve the continent’s wild spaces and the animals that call them home.
In celebration of World Lion Day, we spoke with Beverly about her love for big cats, what makes them so important to African ecosystems, and her latest work to protect these predators.
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