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KALAHARI – The Great Thirstland

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The Chameleon Queen | In Her Nature

The Chameleon Queen | In Her Nature

Despite cultural taboos, herpetologist Fandresena Rakotoharimalala is on a mission to save chameleons in Madagascar. Possessing an uncanny ability to spot camouflaging chameleons, she hopes to ensure protections for the island's dwindling species.

Saving the World’s Rarest Lemurs | In Her Nature

Saving the World’s Rarest Lemurs | In Her Nature

Greater bamboo lemurs, recently thought to be extinct, are critically endangered. One Malagasy woman is on a mission to restore lemur populations while also helping local communities, including young children, thrive by focusing on one resource: bamboo.

Mission Impossible | WILD HOPE

Mission Impossible | WILD HOPE

It was a late-career epiphany that led “wacky genius” Pat Brown to abandon his academic career and commit himself to fighting global warming and biodiversity collapse. He did it, against all odds, by developing a surprising product: the revolutionary and delicious plant-based Impossible Burger.

Protecting Paradise | WILD HOPE

Protecting Paradise | WILD HOPE

On Panama’s remote Pearl Islands, marine biologist Callie Veelenturf is using her research on endangered sea turtles to help the country enshrine the rights of nature into law — and help the communities living there protect their own environment and livelihood.