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George Amato

George Amato is director of the Center for Conservation Genetics at the American Museum of Natural History. He has studied the genetics of endangered and newly discovered species of animals all around the world and has developed ways to monitor the trade of endangered-species products using DNA-based forensic science... More »

Keith Bellows

Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Keith Bellows was named Editor in Chief of National Geographic Traveler magazine in January 1998 and made a vice president of the National Geographic Society in March 2000. Under his stewardship, the magazine has won numerous awards and recognitions, including more than 60 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism awards, seven Folio Awards, and two nominations for the National Magazine Awards... More »

Jack Daulton

Jack Daulton is an acclaimed lecturer on the art history of non-Western civilizations and has been a study leader on many trips to more than 50 countries throughout the world. His academic work has included extensive study of the art and architecture of Asia and Africa, as well as the study of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam... More »

Wade Davis

Anthropologist and botanical explorer Wade Davis is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and an honorary member of the Explorer's Club, one of 20 so named in the 100-year history of the club. Author of ten books, including the international best seller The Serpent and the Rainbow, which later was released as a motion picture, Wade has worked among dozens of indigenous cultures around the world for nearly 30 years... More »

John Francis

As Vice President for Research, Conservation, and Exploration at National Geographic, John Francis directs the Society's grant-making programs around the world as well as its sustainable tourism efforts. A marine biologist and National Geographic grantee, John began his career studying seals and sea lions on remote islands in North and South America... More »

Annie Griffiths Belt

Annie Griffiths Belt has produced dozens of magazine and book projects for the National Geographic Society. She has received awards from the White House News Photographers Association and the National Press Photographers Association for her work, which includes landscape, portrait, and documentary photography... More »

Kristofer Helgen

Zoologist Kristofer Helgen is a National Geographic Emerging Explorer who has led research expeditions to remote areas on almost every continent in search of undiscovered species. From the jungles of Papua New Guinea to the slopes of the Andes, he has identified some 100 new mammal species and documented viable populations of animals previously thought to be in major decline or even extinct... More »

Bob Krist

National Geographic photographer Bob Krist has shot several articles for National Geographic magazine and more than 30 articles for National Geographic Traveler, where he is a contributing editor. His many assignments have taken him to all seven continents and have won awards in the Pictures of the Year, Communication Arts, and World Press Photo competitions... More »

David Lamb

David Lamb’s travels as a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times have taken him to 140 countries and all seven continents. He is the author of three articles for National Geographic magazine, as well as the author of highly acclaimed books on the Middle East, sub-Sahara Africa and Vietnam... More »

Michael Melford

National Geographic photographer Michael Melford has produced over 30 stories for National Geographic Traveler magazine, including eight covers. Some of Michael's recent assignments have focused on America's national parks, and the need to preserve them... More »

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