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Sep 2024
29m 30s

Fernando Trujillo - Hope Songs In The Am...

Fix The News
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We cover a lot of conversation stories about the Amazon at Fix The News, but it’s not often that we get the chance to talk with someone who is driving these efforts. Meet Fernando Trujillo, a marine scientist who is fighting to save the Pink River Dolphins of the Amazon River. Over the past 30 years Fernando and his team have scaled a small research project ... Show More
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