On July 25, 2020, the Japanese freighter MV Wakashio crashed into a coral reef off the coast of the tropical archipelago nation of Mauritius. More than 1,000 tons of heavy bunker fuel onboard spilled into the Indian Ocean and damaged much of the country’s marine wildlife. In response to the MV Wakashio oil spill, Mauritians showed an unprecedented willingness to donate their time and resources to limit this disaster as volunteers cleaned up beaches and assisted government and non-profit organizations’ efforts to evacuate endemic plant species to safer places on the island. More than 9,000 miles away in New York, Vero Couttee was looking for ways to help. Mauritius is Couttee’s home, the place where she fell in love with birds and started her journey as a conservationist. She felt stuck and started asking herself questions like, “What can I do quickly?” and “What skills can I contribute to help out the cause?” “I tell stories through geographic information...