Sam Lee

About

Sam is the Creative Director and Producer at Mongabay. She's an Emmy-nominated documentary producer with a background in science, environmental and culture journalism. Her previous work with media brands such as Vox, New York Magazine, and HiddenLight Productions has appeared on premium streaming services including HBO, AppleTV+, and Freeform. She's based between Singapore and NYC.

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Moo Deng meme collage

Small hippo, big dreams: Can Moo Deng, the viral pygmy hippo, save her species?

Sam Lee 14 Jan 2026

Izzy Sasada and orangutan

Orangutans rescued undergo re-training to return to the wild

Izzy Sasada, Sam Lee 17 Dec 2025

Soldiers from the PROLANSATE Foundation on patrol

Why is protecting this Honduran lagoon so dangerous?

Fritz Pinnow, Sam Lee 22 Oct 2025

When the sea takes over: Voices from a climate-displaced community in Mexico

Sam Lee 1 Aug 2025

Fungi are our climate allies | Against All Odds

Fungi are our climate allies | Against All Odds

Sam Lee 4 Jun 2025

Using the law to save the planet | Against All Odds

How to use the law to save the planet | Against All Odds

Sam Lee 16 Apr 2025

What singing lemurs can tell us about the origin of music

What singing lemurs can tell us about the origin of music

Sam Lee 8 Jan 2025

Saving Jamaica Bay’s diamondback terrapins

Sam Lee 16 Feb 2017

News and Inspiration from Nature's Frontline.

Collage, Jahëna Louisin, Mongabay reporter, and a Vodun ritual

Fredrick Njoroge Kariuki, left, and Miron Onsarigo, the Hewa Safi innovators. Image courtesy of Lemmuel Agina/The Earth Foundation.

[DO NOT REUSE] Image by Ben Cherry. Courtesy of Netflix/Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.

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