Word: tundi
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...Ethiopia, claims that volunteers often contribute expertise as well as grunt work. She says the best tooth casts she ever collected were made by a dentist who had joined the expedition. But perhaps the greatest benefit of Earthwatch is the commitment that its volunteers acquire in the field. Says Tundi Agardy, a marine biologist who started Earthwatch's turtle programs: "The immediate benefit is to help save a generation of endangered turtles, but the real value is that volunteers themselves become the seed corn of the conservation movement, spreading the word when they return home...
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