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Assaf Levy

Assaf Levy is the founder and CEO of BioDB, a group tasked with collecting conservation data, raising awareness for biodiversity loss and fundraising.

 

The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) (Getty Images/USO)

Losing hippos could throw entire ecosystems out of balance. Here’s how we can still save them

Assaf Levy
Japanese Macaque, also known as the Snow Monkey (Getty Images/By Alan Tsai)

Monkeys are marvelous, but face a bleak future thanks to other primates: Humans

Assaf Levy
Western lowland gorilla (Getty Images/Anup Shah)

Gorillas are beloved, but deeply endangered by human activity. Here’s how we can help

Assaf Levy
Rare Northern white rhinos in Laikipia Savanna (Getty Images/Manoj Shah)

Rhinos are a story of survival and hope, but we are driving then perilously close to extinction

Assaf Levy
Orangutan (Getty Images/Manoj Shah)

Orangutans are being pushed to the brink of extinction. Can we save them in time?

Assaf Levy