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Elyce Gosselin
Elyce Gosselin (Flag #17) traveled to Ecuador to study the ecology and conservation genomics of red and hoary bats species found in the Galapagos Islands….
Marianne Greenwood
Years: 1916 – 2006 Hometown: Gallivare, Lapland, Sweden Education: Art & Trade School of Design and Hotel School Occupation: Author and photographer Expeditions: Traveled around the world eight…
Chiara De Gregorio
Chiara De Gregorio (Flag #2) focuses on primate communication, primarily among singing primates, with the goal of understanding the social and environmental factors that shape…
Allison C. Hanes
Filmmaker Allison Hanes carried the WINGS Flag to the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia. She scouted locations for a 90 minute feature film about the shamans…
Alifa Haque
Dr. Alifa Bintha Haque is a marine biologist and ethno-conservationist focused on conserving sharks and rays in the global south context. Her research covers sustainable…
Dr. Haiza Haroon
Materials scientist Haiza Haroon will lead her expedition to South Island, New Zealand, endeavoring to discover the potential use of earthy material, namely clay collected…
Kate Harris
Diverging from her original plan of becoming a scientist and going to Mars, writer and adventurer Kate Harris explores desolate trails in pursuit…
Leela Hazzah
Dr Leela Hazzah: Executive Director and Cofounder of Lion Guardians, Leela obtained her PhD and MSc from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research…
Jill Heinerth
JILL HEINERTH is one of the world’s premier underwater explorers and the first person to dive inside iceberg caves. A pioneering explorer, award-winning filmmaker and…
Hope Jahren
Hope Jahren is the “New York Times Best Seller” author of Lab Girl, a memoir about a woman in science and a lifelong love and…
Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Dr. Paula Kahumbu is a prominent Kenyan conservationist and the CEO of WildlifeDirect. She earned her Ph.D. from Princeton University, focusing on Ecology and Evolutionary…
Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
Born: 1970 Hometown: Kampala, Uganda Education: M.A. in Specialized Veterinary Medicine Occupation: Veterinary surgeon, founder and CEO of Conservation Through Public Health, Uganda Expeditions: Budongo Forest, Bwindi Impenetrable, Queen…
Krithi Karanth
Dr. Krithi Karanth is Chief Conservation Scientist at at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, which combines innovative wildlife research with conservation, education and policy outreach. She also…
Rosemarie Keough
Born: 1959 Hometown: Salt Spring Island, Canada Education: H.B.A. in Business Administration Occupation: Photographer and publisher Expeditions: Antarctica and Arctic, sub-Arctic, and unique Canadian wilderness Favorite Place: In…
Lene Kielsen-Holm
Years: 1963 – 2021 Hometown: Qaqortoq, Greenland Education: M.A. in Social Sciences Occupation: Anthropologist, director, Environmental and Sustainable Development Issues and Research, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland Expeditions:…
Diana Beresford Kroeger
Botanist, medical biochemist, author and filmmaker Dr. Diana Beresford-Kroeger has dedicated her life and career to understanding the underlying beauty, preservation and protection of rare…
Aquilina Lestenkof
Aquilina D. Lestenkof is the co-director of the Ecosystem Conservation Office of the Tribal Government, located on Alaska’s island, St. Paul, the same…
Laly Lichtenfeld
Dr. Laly Lichtenfeld is committed to a world where communities and wildlife coexist and thrive. A twenty-year resident of Tanzania, she co-founded African People &…
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