Episode Five: Will Travers on the Born Free foundation, captivity and compassionate conservation
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Executive president and co-founder of Born Free foundation Will Travers is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife protection, conservation, advocacy and policy. His passion for wildlife was ignited at an early age when  he lived in Kenya while his parents, Dame Virginia McKenna and the late Bill Travers MBE, made the award-winning film Born Free (1966).  In 1984, with his parents, he co-founded the wildlife charitable organisation now known as The Born Free Foundation which works to stop individual wild animal suffering, protect threatened species worldwide and keep wildlife in the wild.   Will has been involved in rescuing, relocating, protecting or conserving elephants, tigers, lions, dolphins and many other species, and is always willing to share his experience and knowledge to further Born Free’s vision for a more compassionate future. Will is also a Board Member of Born Free USA (www.bornfreeusa.org) and is President of the Species Survival Network (www.ssn.org), an international coalition of more than 100 organisations committed to the promotion, enhancement and strict enforcement of CITES (the United Nations Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).  Will has participated in every CITES meeting since 1989 and advises on the precautionary application of the Convention, as part of a highly-experienced international team.  Will is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (London), and was awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2012 for Services to Conservation and Animal Welfare in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Show Notes: - https://www.bornfree.org.uk - https://www.primevideo.com/dp/amzn1.dv.gti.919c8b65-43bf-4731-8544-70d1cff49641?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb
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