Pete Dunne, a nationally renowned author and bird expert, learned on the plains of Africa that it was not enough to spot a leopard concealed in a Mopani tree or talk at length about the habits of a woodland kingfisher.

He had to know where the bathrooms were.

Southern New Jersey is home to a large community of people who share an unusual job: They shepherd tourists to the most remote places in search of the most spectacular wildlife on Earth.

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