Episode 12: Sean Willmore The Thin Green Line

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When Sean Willmore and I met over 10 years ago, we felt an immediate bond as if we had known each other for years. Maintaining close contact, I had the good fortune to visit with Sean last month on this side of the pond.

While in Ventura meeting with a member of the Holdfast Collective, he discussed his endeavors protecting extensive acreage of wild lands for its conservation in perpetuity.

That afternoon we met up at a local pub, sharing stories with photographer, world traveler, and surfer, Andrew Fish. Stories from the Trailer #12 unfolded with Sean Willmore, whose organic flow and authentic spirit will envelop you with hope.

Sean is a former Australian Park Ranger with 11 years of experience, the Founder and Managing Director of the Thin Green Line Foundation. He is a past President of the International Rangers Federation (IRF), a non-profit organization comprising 60 Ranger Associations in 46 countries. As you will hear in Episode 12, the IRF's mission is to raise awareness of and support the critical work carried out by park rangers conserving our natural, wild, biodiverse fauna, flora, and cultural heritages.

Twenty years ago Sean embarked on a remarkable journey, selling his car and remortgaging his house three times to create a documentary film, The Thin Green Line. Over the course of 14 months, he traveled to 23 different countries across 6 continents, capturing the lives and stories of rangers. The film, screened in 50 countries, sheds light on the life threatening challenges faced by these dedicated conservation warriors. (In our nomenclature a Park Ranger differs in scope of this international title given to those individuals who 24/7 put their lives on the line facing poachers, environmental devastation, risking themselves for the good of the planet’s entire interdependent ecosystems.)

Sean’s passionate commitment to supporting rangers and their families, led him to establish the Thin Green Line foundation, the first charity solely dedicated to supporting rangers and their families. His dedication to this cause attracted the attention of renowned ethologist and conservationist, Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, who became a close confidante and a staunch supporter of Thin Green Line, embracing

Sean’s concern for the welfare of rangers and their families is the Thin Green Line's treasured ambassador to this day.

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