Beverly Joubert

Beverly and Dereck Joubert are world-renowned conservationists, filmmakers, photographers, and authors. They have received 22 Emmy nominations, a Peabody, and scores of other awards, including the Explorers Club Medal. In 2011, they were presented with Botswana’s Presidential Order of Meritorious Service—one of the nation’s highest honors—for their work in the country, where they have lived in the wild for more than 40 years. The Jouberts are both National Geographic Society Explorers at Large, part of a small group with this status. They are also co-founders of the Big Cats Initiative with National Geographic, which has funded more than 157 projects in 29 countries; this endeavor now resides with the Great Plains Foundation. Beverly's images have been featured in more than a dozen issues of National Geographic magazine and in galleries around the world. Her artwork can be found at beverlyjoubert.com. The couple makes their home in Botswana and Kenya.