Support WildCams Today
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National Geographic's WildCam program is a conservation initiative to connect people to the world's wild places via cutting-edge, live-streaming remote video technology. In real time WildCam allows viewers all over the globe to see animals live, such as watching elephants in Africa and seeing grizzlies pounce on salmon in Alaska. Learn how you can help these animals, the ecosystems they thrive in, and the researchers who study them—so there will always be wild animals in wild places. Read more and donate today!

Amboseli Lions Face Extinction
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National Geographic has created an emergency fund to help avert a potential conservation disaster: the complete loss of lions in and around Amboseli National Park, one of Kenya's most important tourist destinations. In partnership with Explorers-in-Residence Dereck and Beverly Joubert, the Society is committed to working with local Maasai tribespeople to save these majestic animals. Learn more about this conservation crisis and help save the Amboseli lions today >>

Afghan Treasures Touring U.S.
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National Geographic has partnered with the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on a traveling exhibition of extraordinary archaeological treasures from the National Museum of Afghanistan, Kabul, featuring nearly 230 works dating back more than 4,000 years. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the exhibit began a 17-month tour of the United States in May 2008. Learn more >>

Enduring Voices Project
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National Geographic Fellow Chris Rainier and his team of linguists have launched the Enduring Voices Project, a multiyear joint effort with the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, to document and revitalize the world's most critically endangered languages. Read about project updates and learn how you can help support the effort.

Explore Your World With Wild Chronicles
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Join the millions who have tuned-in each week to follow the amazing stories of our planet with National Geographic! Hosted by Boyd Matson, Wild Chronicles explores the far reaches of the globe, while promoting conservation of the world's cultural and natural resources. Tune-in today!

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Courtesy of Luke Dollar (Luke Dollar with children); Michael Nichols (elephant); Jodi Cobb (Huli tribesman); Rebecca Hale (Photo Camp exhibit); Photograph © Winfield Parks (grizzly bear); Thierry Ollivier/Musee Guimet (crown); Chris Rainier (Enduring Voices Project), Em Samy (Zeb Hogan); Beverly Joubert (Boyd Matson)


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