Navigating territorial hippos and active minefields, TED Fellow Steve Boyes and a team of scientists have been traveling through the Okavango Delta, Africa's largest remaining wetland wilderness, to explore and protect this near-pristine habitat against the rising threat of development. In this awe-inspiring talk packed with images, he shares his work doing detailed scientific surveys in the hopes of protecting this enormous, fragile wilderness.

Steve Boyes: How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places

How we're saving one of Earth's last wild places

The Okavango Delta, a wilderness jewel, faces threats despite its UNESCO status, sparking efforts to preserve its vast biodiversity.

Navigating through minefields and territorial hippos, the quest to document the Okavango's unexplored sources unveils new species.

An ambitious project aims to protect over half of Earth's remaining elephants by preserving the Okavango-Zambezi water tower.