267-Thin Green Line Oceana

Show notes

The Thin Green Line is a global not for profit organisation that exists to support park and wildlife rangers in their fight for conservation and is solely dedicated to supporting Rangers and their families in what can sometimes present them with life threatening challenges.

In this podcast episode we catch up with Amanda Dudgeon to discuss her journey  “Walking the Thin Green line across Oceana” hoping to be a catalyst that initiates meaningful change for Oceana rangers.

 

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Podcast Overview

  • Podcast and Episode introduction (time index 0:01:31)
  • Who is Amanda dudgeon?  (time index 0:02:01)
    • Background on a varied career including as a ranger
  • The thing Green Line foundation and Walking the Thin Green Line Oceana (time index 0:05:09)
    •  2-3 rangers are killed every week around the world
  • Were you being supported do this expedition? (time index 0:08:33)
    • One supporter but mainly self funded
  • When did you the the Thin Green Line Oceana Walk? (time index 0:09:12)
    • Around Australia and then around the Pacific
      • Impact of weather and sickness
  • Apart from walking what were you doing as you travelled? (time index 0:12:44)
    • Focus was the rangers
      • Seeing what and how they do things
      • Filmed interviews with rangers; hard than it sounds
      • Sharing information
      • Were you travelling solo or with others?
  • Fundraing for the thin Green Line (time index 0:16:57)
    • Specifically for the Oceana region
    • Not all rangers get paid!
    • How can you help support this cause? (time index 0:19:55)
      • So far has raised over $43,000 AUD as at August 2023
  •  Expectations vs reality of the trip (time index 0:21:24)
  • Where to next? (time index 0:22:59)
  • Gill and Tim’s wrap up (time index 0:24:52)
  • Bloopers
  • Close (time index 0:34:02)

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Amanada Dugeon, putting a face to a name/voice

Amanda and a few new friends on her journey

Tenkile Conservation Alliance (TCA) Rangers with mAmanada and three members of the QLD Ranger Association. The location is TCA Base at Lumi village in the Torricelli Mountain Range, Northern PNG.

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