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Developing World Boasts Leading Women Conservationists (Op-Ed)

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Live Science

Publication Date
2014-03-26

When I think of historic female figures in conservation, my mind jumps to two trailblazing women: First, there's Rachel Carson, whose book "Silent Spring" kick-started the American environmental movement and gave rise to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Then, there's Jane Goodall , the renowned British primatologist and founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, whose dedicated work with chimpanzees has helped to promote the field of conservation in countless ways.

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http://www.livescience.com/44378-world-women-conservationists.html