Jeremy Shelton

04.27.2022

Jeremy Shelton

Lauren Owens Lambert

Jeremy Shelton is a freshwater conservation biologist and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. He is passionate about finding innovative solutions to freshwater conservation challenges, and about using visual storytelling to inspire and support meaningful conservation action. Jeremy is a National Geographic Explorer and has published 17 scientific papers in the field of freshwater conservation. His photography and video has featured in recent stories for National Geographic, Nature Conservancy Magazine, and World Wildlife magazine. 

Kids from the Wemmershoek School observe a Cape galaxias caught during a citizen science outing on the Wemmershoek River near Cape Town. The tiny Cape galaxias, endemic to the region, is one of the most ancient lineages of fynbos fish, dating back to the time of Gondwanaland. Clear Water Revival 05.02.2022 Photo Essay - In a biodiversity wonderland hardly known outside South Africa, a decades-long effort to restore native fish and their streams is starting to pay off—but new trouble could undermine this fragile comeback.

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