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Photo: Barry B. Brown

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Bat biologist Priscilla Alpízar believes that conservation is not complete without education, especially when working with animals like bats—which humans often view in a negative light.

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“There are only a handful of cheetahs left in Ethiopia, and probably no more than 300 in the Horn of Africa,” said Sarah Durant, a senior fellow at @OfficialZSL. https://t.co/h5w1qh88ra #IntlCheetahDay

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TODAY ONLY: Don't miss this opportunity to have your gift amount matched 2x! Until midnight tonight, all gifts will go twice as far to support our work to protect lions, elephants and other threatened species around the planet. #GivingTuesday
https://t.co/rIi39FqirJ

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What are you thankful for? We're thanking our National Geographic Explorers for working to save threatened wildlife, protect wild places, and make the world a better place for all of us who call it home. Join us: https://t.co/3VILOGOAr4

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Just launched: The Protected Planet Report finds that 15% of the Earth’s land and 7% of our oceans are protected.

The living report will be updated once a month to track progress toward essential conservation goals. #UNBiodiversityConference https://t.co/JyEmXdWFkI

[Paul Salopek @PaulSalopek]

Global journalism at walking speed. The @outofedenwalk / @NatGeoExplorers #SlowJournalism workshop in #Kolkata, India. #EdenWalk #EdenWalkKolkata

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This week, we brought together Explorers from across Asia to celebrate science, storytelling & education at #NatGeoFestHK. Capping things off with tonight’s Evening of Exploration feat. @hannahreyphoto @SandeshKadur @yukinegy & @laurelchor. Stay tuned!

[Mark Wong @MarkKLWong]

Celebrating our vibrant @NatGeo Explorer family in Asia! A real privilege to meet so many inspiring souls going further in science, education and storytelling. #natgeofesthk

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“I do believe in today’s world that communicating science is as important as practicing it.” Nat Geo Explorer @prasen88 on bridging the gap btwn science and public understanding at #NatGeoFestHK

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“Conservation is ultimately about protecting ourselves” —@CarltonWard at #NatGeoUnivMiami.

📸: @dzalcman
📍: @univmiami

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Visual storyteller @hannahreyphoto has long documented how adversity and resilience impact everyday life, a subject she first discovered while taking pictures at home. This week, she'll share her story with her fellow Explorers at #natgeofestHK.

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.@intotheokavango leader @drsteveboyes reflects on the team's ninth and final delta crossing:
https://t.co/tvXmYSwd8g #IntoTheOkavango

[Joe Grabowski @GrabowskiScuba]

Flying the @NatGeo flag with fellow @NatGeoExplorers Tim White on our kelp forest dives in Point Lobos State National Reserve #California #scubadiving #Pacific

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Will you join the race to preserve the earth’s last wild spaces?

Learn more about our partnership with @WyssCampaign: https://t.co/kQyqGH2VIL #CampaignforNature

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This photo was taken by @kodilu during the @intotheokavango team's final crossing of the Okavango Delta, a transect that began as an annual bird survey. Help tell the story of birds with @NatGeo #YourShot's November assignment: https://t.co/KcUmvrFIPy #YearOfTheBird

[Becky Schnekser @schnekser]

I decided to be an Explorer for Halloween. Students repeatedly told me today “You are supposed to dress up as something you’re NOT” to which I replied “That’s a fantastic compliment”
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#ExpeditionSchnekser #fieldscience

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Together, we can protect 30% of the planet by 2030.

Learn more about how we’re making it happen, in partnership with the @WyssCampaign: https://t.co/kQyqGH2VIL #campaignfornature

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The Ozark hellbender, for one, looks as spooky as it sounds. https://t.co/vlYucc7iZA

Photos by #photoark founder @joelsartore. #happyhalloween

[Jonathan Baillie @BaillieJonathan]

Weird, wonderful species like the giant ibis will go extinct if we don't act. Proud to partner with @edgeofexistence to support on-the-ground conservation efforts. https://t.co/UEULRKU5kn

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Explorer @RobbieShone and the team set out to explore the world's deepest cave, but an unexpected flood turned the trip into a terror. https://t.co/qhntMcuVGp