Planet Visionaries podcast

To save the Amazon, an explorer studies dolphins

10/3/2024

Planet Visionaries

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The Amazon is the world’s strongest barrier against climate change — and few of its creatures are more important than the beautiful pink river dolphin. 2024 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year Fernando Trujillo joins Alex Honnold to discuss a lifetime protecting this vital mammal.

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