With stories ranging from cheetah poaching in Somalia to penguins nesting in a warming Antarctica, Nat Geo photographers were sent on more than 300 assignments this year. Go behind the scenes with #OverheardNatGeo Listen on @ApplePodcasts: https://t.co/qsrlPEvP1g https://t.co/bsvZCCLIPU
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We’re in a #Plastic crisis! We’re joining 700+ civil society groups in asking world leaders at the UN Environment Assembly to step up and establish a global legally binding #PlasticsTreaty. Join us by signing our petition here 👇 https://t.co/b6QppXnrln https://t.co/dKCLwEYkHY
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The largest-ever camera trap study in Central America, on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, has revealed how human disturbance affects where animals live and how they’re grouped, @lizkimbrough_ reports: https://t.co/rGhcCYrRg7
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READ: More than 100 scientists call on Congress to end illegal fishing, human rights abuses in seafood supply chain. Via @thehill https://t.co/ba31FSubPY
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Shorebirds and wading birds can often be found together, foraging in groups. Can you identify the four species seen dining together here at Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas? Photo: James Roane https://t.co/XJHmmnxcFq
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Despite the availability of vaccines, the disease has become one of the nation’s leading causes of death—and more people are letting their guard down https://t.co/QAdKbWspfS
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#VICTORY: The world’s fastest shark received some much-needed protections last month from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. 🦈 Read more: https://t.co/CrdHJV0Sro https://t.co/hKTdmquGJf
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Mangroves: a little gift in nature that's pretty much good for everything. https://t.co/WtEEikjSKf
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Environmental defenders across Latin America are being sued and arrested as they protest against agribusiness, mining and energy projects on their lands. https://t.co/veT3WFlY4I
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The discovery of 'Neve,' the oldest burial of a baby girl found in Europe, helps resolve questions about the age when babies were accepted as individuals in ancient communities https://t.co/QhAOxI1DPo
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From the vast frozen mires of the arctic to the peat swamps of Asia: “all wetlands are under threat,” said Jane Madgwick, CEO of Wetlands International. “We’re losing them three times as fast as forests.” https://t.co/9repSrZSIQ
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#InternationalMonkeyDay Barbary macaques are thriving on the Rock of Gibraltar. But is there enough space for both people and monkeys? https://t.co/crFYY03aXZ
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We are nature—and this year, more global leaders recognized it. 5 positive trends for the planet in 2021 HERE: https://t.co/EFSMzNi3tl #NatureNow https://t.co/YPsMh8CWcM
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Conservation | Ami Vitale documented this three-year-old orphan calf at the Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in Kenya, where locals created a more nutritious formula during the pandemic using goat milk https://t.co/pzRo5yq8F6 https://t.co/DJhWynk4za
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China has promised to stop funding new coal-fired power plants abroad, but appears intent on investing in other coal projects, including gasification plants in Indonesia. https://t.co/x3bgUzwrUs
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