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Protecting Paradise | WILD HOPE

14m 11s

On Panama’s remote Pearl Islands, marine biologist Callie Veelenturf is using her research on endangered sea turtles to help the country enshrine the rights of nature into law — and help the communities living there protect their own environment and livelihood.

Aired: 06/09/24
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