@drsteveboyes

Passionate about wilderness. Okavango is my spiritual home! National Geographic Explorer / TED Senior Fellow / Research Associate @ Percy FitzPatrick Institute

 South Africa/Botswana/Angola
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Joined December 2010
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@ROLEX supports Lungwevungu Expedition as part of Great Spine of Africa Series of Expeditions, in partnership with @InsideNatGeo's @intotheokavango team! #early21stcenturybaselines See this Instagram post by @drsteveboyes instagram.com/p/Cn6Vpq3ADXK/…

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From Venice, I reviewed 3 terrific, searing documentaries that premiered out of competition: Werner Herzog’s GHOST ELEPHANTS, Lucretia Martel’s NUESTRA TIERRA, and Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus’ COVER-UP: bit.ly/47jaV16

Venice 2025: “Ghost Elephants,” “Nuestra Tierra,” “Cover-Up”

In this dispatch from the Venice Film Festival, I’m looking at three terrific documentaries from established auteurs that premiered out-of-competition at the fest: Werner Herzog’s Ghost Elephants (…

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Venice: Werner Herzog Doc 'Ghost Elephants' Sells to National Geographic (Exclusive) hollywoodreporter.com/movies…

Venice: Werner Herzog Doc ‘Ghost Elephants’ Sells to National Geographic (Exclusive)

The new documentary from the director of 'Grizzly Man' and 'Cave of Forgotten Time' will stream on Hulu and Disney+.

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#BiennaleCinema2025 #OutOfCompetition @drsteveboyes: “It has been ten years of searching for those #GhostElephants. Mainly, it was all about the journey, the quest: we got to know the local people, whom I really connected with, explored many places, carried a motorcycle on my shoulder across the river, met the King, and actually saw the elephants!”
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Werner Herzog tras recibir ayer el León de Oro honorífico de las manos de Coppola, presenta su nuevo documental #GhostElephants en #Venezia2025
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My review of La Grazia (dir. Paolo Sorrentino) is up here: theguardian.com/film/2025/au… #Venezia82 #Venezia2025

Ghost Elephants review – Werner Herzog embarks on a mission to track down giant jumbos

In his inimitable fashion, Herzog follows a South African naturalist’s quest to discover a new species of elephant in Angola

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National Geographic acquires Werner Herzog's documentary, 'Ghost Elephants' abc7ne.ws/4lXJfCB
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Werner Herzog’s new documentary #GhostElephants is conveyed with a persistent yearning. Read @SavinaPetkova's Venice review: thefilmstage.com/venice-revi…
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Werner Herzog discussing his Venice Film Festival title Ghost Elephants: "Carrying a motorcycle across a river is something that has to be done by younger men. I would not shy away; but it would be much slower." #Venezia82
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With unique access to Angola’s Luchaze people, an Indigenous community shaped by great migrations, Werner Herzog traces the remarkable story of survival and reconnection as the film follows National Geographic Explorer @drsteveboyes on an epic journey in search of the largest land mammals ever recorded. Werner Herzog’s GHOST ELEPHANTS is coming to National Geographic Documentary Films in 2026. Streaming on @DisneyPlus and @Hulu.
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‘Lungwevungu: Protecting the Zambezi’s Waterways’ out now on @waterbearnetwork #greatspineofafrica instagram.com/reel/CzeLKnEKU…
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Working every day for a #perpetualplanet! What a wonderful community of explorers stimulating positive change across the globe!
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@ROLEX5 Dec 2023
A time to celebrate. As the year reaches its end, we thank our #PerpetualPlanet Initiative partners for bringing hope for the future through their work to save ecosystems challenged by climate change and biodiversity loss. More on.rolex.org/Perpetual_Plane…
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Closing RGS Explore 2023 will be a Monday night lecture from renowned conservationist and biologist @drsteveboyes. 📍 Society or online, 6 November, 6.30pm 👉rgs.org/events/upcoming-even…
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Thank you @drsteveboyes for sharing the Okavango with us at #EsriUC2023. Storytellers, learn more through— -A NEW @Esri & @InsideNatGeo Okavango story -Okavango Explore, our 2022 ArcGIS #StoryMaps Competition winner -A 360° canoe ride down the Okavango esri.social/t4us50P840I
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Looking forward to speaking about early 21st century river baselines @EsriUC in San Diego in a few weeks time!
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@EsriUC20 Jun 2023
We are thrilled to have @rickspinradnoaa from @NOAA and @drsteveboyes from @NatGeo as our keynote speakers this year! 🙌 🔹Learn more about their incredible work here: ow.ly/l3Fp50OSVNh #EsriUC2023
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You are an inspiration to us all! Thank you for being a guiding light @Enric_Sala
Enric Sala@Enric_Sala26 May 2023
Thank you Steve! And thank you for your work to help protect vital places in Africa. @drsteveboyes
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Planet Hope podcast from @thetimes in partnership with @rolex is now available to watch in video! Episode 1 out now on YouTube featuring the incredible Nat Geo explorer @drsteveboyes Check it out on Times Radio’s YouTube channel 🎥 youtube.com/watch?v=790-3QTW…
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Spending a night with @intotheokavango team in the delta was a once-in-a-lifetime experience! Every moment was a delight - from simple camp life to meeting researchers and filmmakers like @drsteveboyes. Grateful for the opportunity to witness their conservation efforts firsthand.
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#PlanetHope, a new podcast from The Times, has launched today. Adam Vaughan, our Environment Editor, asks why our planet is changing and meets the experts who are trying to change the tide. Listen to a new episode every week here: podfollow.com/1682204055/epi…

Planet Hope: Navigating The Great Spine of Africa with Steve Boyes

The balance between wilderness areas and the species that depend on them are fragile and are being threatened. Environment Editor for The Times, Adam Vaughan joins conservationist and National Geog...

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Steve Boyes retweeted
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Today's #OpenTextWorld EMEA Innovation Summit in #Munich featured an riveting keynote with Conservationist and @NatGeo Explorer @drsteveboyes
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Steve Boyes retweeted
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@TimesRadio25 Apr 2023
Listen to @drsteveboyes explain why Africa’s rivers are vital for a perpetual planet in a new podcast series. pod.fo/e/1759dd @adamvaughan_uk | @ROLEX | #PlanetHope | #PerpetualPlanet | #AD
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