As an officer in the Washington, D.C., branch of the National American Woman’s Suffragette Association, Elsie helped "plan the annual convention and a protest march on the Capitol,” Gilbert Grosvenor wrote in the July 1965 issue of the .
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On this #WomensEqualityDay, we remember Elsie May Bell Grosvenor, a staunch advocate for women's rights. She was married to editor Gilbert H. Grosvenor and is credited for designing the National Geographic Society flag.
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We are pleased to welcome Dr. Deborah Grayson as our new Chief Education Officer! In this role, she will amplify and extend the work of #NatGeoExplorers into classrooms, communities and with young people, to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ! 🥳 🎂 Your beauty hasn't aged a day. Had to dig up some of these gems from the past 106 years #NPSBirthday
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Happy birthday to the , established #OTD 106 years ago. To celebrate, take a look at a few of the many notable moments through our history—highlighting our long-standing support for their mission to protect the natural spaces of our world. #NPSBirthday
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#NatGeoExplorer and researcher Ana Belen Avila is seen here installing a camera trap for the study of capybara activity patterns in Ibera.
Through this work, she hopes to better understand the capybara’s antipredator responses in order to predict potential population threats.
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"We were observers seeking to engage with Shanghai and its people precisely as they may to be found at the moment of encounter, rough edges and all."
In this Lab Talk, students document a city on the verge of change. on.natgeo.org/6012MEXZQ
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Did you know? Foxes like this juvenile gray fox have hooked claws that make them excellent tree climbers, capable of reaching heights of nearly 60 feet! Video by #NatGeoExplorer and #PhotoArk founder at . on.natgeo.org/6014ME6Qm
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“Spirit of the Forest,” a short film by #NatGeoExplorer and artist , tells the story of a little girl from south India. The hand-drawn flora and fauna are accurate to the habitat, while the roots of this ecological fairy tale are from contemporary scientific research.
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And just like that, we’re reaching the end of our Canadian expedition! Stay tuned as we share more moments from our last days at sea. 📽️ by
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Video by , #NatGeoExplorer and founder of . 🐧
Popi has catalyzed major movements for the protection of the ocean with a special emphasis on penguins — helping educate and improve penguin colony management around the world!
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More on what’s next for as he continues this work as part of our collaboration with to support climate storytelling.
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For more than 20 years, #NatGeoExplorer ’s work as a photographer and documentarian has taken him around the world, to report on the technology revolution in Africa, hunters in Greenland, and rising sea levels in Kiribati.
Photo by Ciril Jazbec
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Did you know wild chimpanzees spend upwards of 8 hours a day chewing? Moon and Mususu, a mother and son duo, were spotted eating in a fig tree by #NatGeoExplorer — who is working to tell the story of social mammals, and how they interact with humans.
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#NatGeoExplorer Leo Lanna is merging his passions for science and art to research and reveal praying mantises and other insects in Latin America’s rainforests.
Read more about how he is using innovative ways to uncover a colorful universe.
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Out Now: A new study from and scientists reveals the breadth of high-alpine biodiversity on #MtEverest.
These findings are a result of the groundbreaking 2019 National Geographic Society and #PerpetualPlanet Everest Expedition.
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Cracking wildlife mysteries of Mt. Everest: Though one of Earth's harshest and highest environments, mountain is booming with life, a team of scientists has shown. Using eDNA, they found 187 taxonomic orders in 20 liters of water. bit.ly/3bTnshl #ExpeditionEverest
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“It was only when we were about 50m away from the hippos that they picked up our scent and came running and crashing into the river.”
Follow for more updates from Botswana. #Okavango22 Photo by
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An update from our expedition team: 🦛
“One of the most nervous experiences of a mokoro ride in the Okavango Delta is sneaking past a hippo sun basking outside the water. Our polers have mastered this skill."
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Don't miss our AMA with National Geographic Explorer and photographer Martin Edström—today at 12pm ET—for a discussion about using immersive technology like 3D, VR and AR in storytelling! on.natgeo.com/3C7Babl
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Spotted: a carpet chameleon (Furcifer lateralis) on a rock at the western slopes of the Andringitra Massif.
#NatGeoExplorer Francesco Belluardo worked to collect and sample all the known and described species of this herpetological diversity area of Madagascar. #WorldLizardDay
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Learn more about the work of our latest cohort of Nat Geo Young Explorers:
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Juan Manuel Ordoqui’s project´s main objective is to carry out a pilot characterization—including flag species, benthic communities, and geomorphology—through certain protocols to valorize a key area for conservation in the outer zone of Rio de la Plata estuary.
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Manar Elkebir is an environmental activist and founder of EcoWave, a youth network dedicated to tackling the plastic crisis in her community in Tunisia. She has spoken at events across the world, raising awareness about plastic pollution and climate change.
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Stefano Castro represented El Parque Collective at the United Nations, an event held by the Alliance of Civilizations to discuss and reflect on the work of young media creators. Here he is with some of those artists.
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“As an underwater photographer, I traveled documenting different problems and beauties of the ocean. Documenting behaviors of endangered species, like whales, I’m waiting for the best moment to take the photos and show them to the world.”—Nicolas Marin
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Eyal Weintraub is a Youth Climate Activist from Argentina who focuses on community organizing and environmental education and communication. He developed "Alerta Celsius," a project that is creating an ecosystem of environmental education in his country.
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Paul Ayomide Eweola works with Young Ocean Leaders to visit Araromi—“a community fast becoming an Atlantis in Nigeria.”
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Deborah Santos de Azevedo works with students to research sharks! Here they are taking length measurements using photogrammetry lasers and a camera.
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Ana Lucía Arévalo is an early career bat biologist based in Guatemala working on the Mayan Biosphere Reserve—one of the world's largest and preeminent mature remote lowland tropical forests.
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“The inaugural Girl Up Mexico Storytelling Lab is in full swing! Participants are directing their own documentary short film on how the climate crisis is impacting their community.” —Andrea Villarreal Rodríguez
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. focuses on ‘Protecting The Ocean's Last Wild Places.’ With , he has developed an ocean education program, 'Coral Squad,' supported by Nat Geo, The U.S. Embassy in Mauritius and The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
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This #InternationalYouthDay, we’re celebrating the work of our 2021 Young Explorers!
🧵 Follow this thread to get a glimpse into their work.
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#NatGeoExplorer 's project was funded by the National Geographic Society's COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists, which supports storytellers around the world who wish to safely cover #COVID19.
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Although COVID-19 created complications, documented this elephant’s journey to a new home in 2020. She shared: “As the rest of the world was in captivity, Mara found freedom for the first time.”
Here she is seen on her first day at a sanctuary in Brazil. pic.twitter.com/sRHSy9LhFJ
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Meet Dominique Gonçalves, a young elephant ecologist and Explorer who is helping Gorongosa National Park transform itself into a “human rights park,” serving both wildlife and the people who live nearby #WorldElephantDay
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Meet Mara, an Asian elephant born in India who lived most of her life in captivity. She was a celebrity at Argentine circuses and for two decades lived in the former Buenos Aires zoo.
Photo by Sofia Lopez Mañan () #WorldElephantDay
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In addition to the goal of collecting baseline data to compare ecosystem health year after year, the #NGOWP team will document traditional place and island names, to create traditional language and place name maps (an effort led by local Batswana storytellers!)
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Our team has officially launched this year’s Okavango Delta crossing!
For the first time since this annual crossing began in 2010, they will follow two expedition routes simultaneously: an eastern and a western route.
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