Juliana Machado Ferreira: The Stolen Birds of Brazil

Every year, poachers remove 38 million animals from natural habitats in Brazil to supply the illegal wildlife trade. Conservation biologist and National Geographic Explorer Juliana Machado Ferreira is fighting back against this devastating trade through science, politics, and education.

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