6. Save One Life Pt.1: Protecting Wildlife in Coastal California & Costa Rica w/ Amber Becerra
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Welcome to Episode #6 of Planet People! In this episode, we introduce Amber Becerra, founder of Wildlife Protection Alliance and former CEO of Marine Mammal Care Center. We take you behind the scenes with Amber to learn more about her advocacy work and the challenges she faces as a conservationist. From rebuilding the Marine Mammal Care Center and raising millions of dollars to aid marine mammals’ welfare to pushing for stronger protections for these animals worldwide, her journey has been both inspiring and enlightening. Amber, the dedicated leader of the Wildlife Protection Alliance, with the slogan #RespectTheWildlife, is at the heart of what we stand for at Planet People. Her experience raising awareness for coastal wildlife in California, and now globally, is what this planet needs now more than ever.
Featured Guests:
Amber Becerra, founder of Wildlife Protection Alliance and former CEO of Marine Mammal Care Center
Organization Handles and Information:
To learn more about Wildlife Protection Alliance and Amber's retreat center, Sol Sanctuary, you can check out their websites & social media. Wildlife Protection Alliance (@respectthewildlife) at https://www.respectthewildlife.org/ and Sol Sanctuary (@sol_sanctuary) https://www.solsanctuary.org/
To learn more about AZA-Accredited zoos & aquariums (@zoos_aquariums), you can check out details on their website. https://www.aza.org
To learn more about and support the Marine Mammal Care Center (@marinemammalcarecenter) in LA. https://marinemammalcare.org
Amber’s book, Coastal California: The Wild Life. The organizations highlighted in this book are San Diego Humane Society-Project Wildlife (@sdhumansociety), Marine Mammal Care Center (@marinemammalcarecenter), Cougar Conservancy (@couagarconservancy), Santa Monica Mountains Fund (SAMO @samofund), International Bird Rescue (@intbirdrescue), Point Blue (@pointblue_conservationscience), Project Blue (@go.projectblue), Shark Allies (@sharkallies), Sea Otter Savvy (@seaottersavvy)
Thank you for tuning into Planet People! Be sure to check back in for Pt. 2 of our interview with Amber Becerra.
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