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    NG and Panthera Team Up

    Panthera is the world's largest organization dedicated entirely to wild cat conservation and will serve as a scientific and strategic collaborator for the Big Cats Initiative.

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    After 15 years, a dream to photograph lions in the Serengeti becomes reality.

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