Conservation International 60d ago

What sparks a lifelong commitment to conservation? For Trond Larsen, Senior Director of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Science at Conservation International, it was a hidden Andean stream once filled with unusual frogs — creatures he would later return to find gone forever. We’re thrilled to bring you the latest installment of My ‘Why’, our series about the unexpected twists and turns that led people to choose conservation as their calling. These are real-life journeys – sometimes hair-raising, sometimes humorous, always heartfelt – told by the people who lived them.