Guardian of the Pink River Dolphins

Grade / Age

3 - 8 / 9 - 14

Duration

45 minutes

Explorer Classroom is a live, interactive online event featuring National Geographic Explorers.

Learn how this marine biologist has dedicated his life to studying, protecting, and conserving the Amazon’s pink river dolphins!

Credit: Fernando Trujillo

Event Recording

About This Event

Fernando Trujillo, 2024 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year, is a marine biologist who has dedicated his life to studying, protecting, and conserving the Amazon's pink river dolphins. Fernando’s work is part of the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition—a multi-year science and storytelling exploration of the Amazon River Basin, from the Andes to the Atlantic, to further our understanding of this intricate freshwater system and advance solutions to ensure its protection.

Featured Explorer

National Geographic Explorers are an international community of changemakers, who use the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world, while inspiring the next generation to do the same.

Explorer Since 2009

Fernando Trujillo

Ecologist, Conservationist

Fernando Trujillo is a National Geographic Explorer and aquatic ecologist tracking pink river dolphins along the Amazon.

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