Dr. Izzy Hirji is a wildlife veterinarian and conservationist dedicated to protecting endangered species and the wild places they call home. He graduated in 2014 from the University of Guelph with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a BSc. in Zoology. He has a background in both domestic and wildlife medicine, pathology and conservation, and…

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE was a world-renowned ethologist and activist who inspired greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world. She died at the age of 91 of natural causes in 2025. Dr. Goodall was known for her groundbreaking studies of wild chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, which forever changed our understanding of our…

Sylvia A. Earle is an oceanographer with expertise in ocean science, technology, exploration, and conservation and a spokesperson for policies that emphasize a harmonious relationship between human prosperity and the natural living systems that maintain the habitability of Earth. She is a National Geographic Explorer at Large, Founder and Chair of the California-based NGO, Mission…