Remembering Conservationist Mingma Norbu Sherpa
Mingma Sherpa's Last Interview
Searching for Rhinos in Nepal June 18, 2001
Mingma Norbu Sherpa was one of 24 conservationists killed in Nepal this week in a recent helicopter crash near Kathmandu.
A child of the Himalayas, Sherpa, 50, was an official with the World Wildlife Fund who helped change conservation practices around the world. NPR's John Nielsen has a remembrance.
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