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Mai Trinh

Thi-‘Mai’ Trinh is one of Conservation Nation’s 2024 conservationist grant recipients. She has a bachelor’s in environmental science from Vietnam National University of Science and

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Lorna Dax

Deoclearancia “Lorna” Dax is one of Conservation Nation’s 2024 conservationist grant recipients. Originally from the nature-deficient region of central Namibia, Lorna later developed a passion

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Jamal Musa Holle

Mukhlish ‘Jamal’ Musa Holle is one of Conservation Nation’s 2024 conservationist grant recipients. As an ecologist, his focal area of interest is the sustainable management

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Eva Johnson Ayaro

Eva Johnson Ayaro is one of Conservation Nation’s 2024 conservationist grant recipients. Her passion for wildlife began during a high school trip to Serengeti National

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Colleen O’Donnell

Colleen O’Donnell is one of Conservation Nation’s 2024 conservationist grant recipients. Her professional background includes work in wildlife conservation, community-based climate adaptation, wildlife crime reduction,

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Arpitha Joy

Arpithamol “Arpitha” Joy is one of Conservation Nation’s 2024 conservationist grant recipients. Hailing from Chikmagalur, Karnataka, India, she developed an interest in nature and wildlife

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