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As coordinator of the Wildlife Confiscations Network, Mandy Fischer helps match trafficked animals—from alligators to jaguars ...

Machado, who leads the Vente Venezuela opposition party against President Nicolás Maduro, was lauded for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela" ...

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