Sunday, January 12, 2025

How one U.S. conservationist's work is helping to preserve Chile's wilderness

Kristine Tompkins, founder of Tompkins Conservation, hikes up to the Cross of the Seas located in the southernmost point of South America, in Patagonia, Chile, on Nov. 2, 2024.

Chile is set to gain its 47th national park early this year — largely due to the efforts of U.S. conservationist Kristine Tompkins and her organization.

(Image credit: Tamara Merino for NPR)

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