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Wildlife trafficking is one of the largest illegal trades in the world, bringing in billions and billions of dollars each year. Government agencies are often ill equipped to deal with wildlife crimes, causing many criminals to see the trade as an enticing low risk, high-profit venture. A 2015 National Geographic …

While filming lions in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, Emmy Award-winning cinematographer Bob Poole comes face-to-face with the pride leader. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Nat Geo Live: http://bit.ly/MoreNatGeoLive About Nat Geo Live (National Geographic Live): Thought-provoking presentations by today’s leading explorers, scientists, and photographers. Get More National Geographic: Official …

The large animals of Gorongosa National Park were nearly wiped out during the Mozambican civil war. After the war had ended, people reported being charged and chased by the few traumatized elephants that survived. Cinematographer Bob Poole and his sister, Joyce, an elephant researcher, wondered if by running away from …

Civil war nearly wiped out the wildlife in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, but scientists and rangers are working to restore the treasured landmark. Emmy Award–winning cinematographer Bob Poole captures the efforts of the team in a new PBS/Nat Geo International series. Get a behind-the-scenes look as Poole talks about bringing …

In a short time, Pope Francis has emerged as a dynamic, energizing, and often controversial figure in the Catholic Church. National Geographic magazine offered an unprecedented look at Francis in its August 2015 issue. Join magazine Editor in Chief Susan Goldberg, photographer Dave Yoder, and writer Robert Draper, along with …

Biophysicist and National Geographic 2015 Emerging Explorer Manu Prakash is on a mission to bring a microscope to every kid in the world. Manu’s cheap paper microscopes, which cost around a dollar to make, allow kids to explore their world from a new perspective and answer questions like, Do ants …

Can we replace bad memories with good memories or even erase certain memories to improve our mental health? Neuroscientist and 2015 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Steve Ramirez is pioneering ways to manipulate memories, hoping his work may one day lead to novel methods of treating PTSD, depression, and Alzheimer’s. ➡ …

Convincing people to help an often demonized predator isn’t easy, but that’s just what 2015 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jessica Cramp left her career and home to do. Cramp helped establish a shark sanctuary in the Cook Islands and is showing local fishermen and others why these creatures are so …

A rock climbing trip in Kyrgyzstan takes a turn for the worse when armed rebels take Tommy Caldwell and his friends hostage. Tommy is forced to make a choice between he and his friend’s lives and that of his captor’s. (The man referenced at the end of the video survives …

Could recycled cell phones save the rain forest? 2015 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Topher White thinks so. A physicist, engineer, and inventor, White is adorning trees with old phones that can pick up sounds of illegal logging activity and send real-time alerts to rangers. White’s work comes at a critical …