Protecting Australian Sea Lions with Dirk Holman

About this episode

Dirk Holman discusses the conservation efforts for Australian sea lions and the threats they face.

Dirk Holman is a Marine Scientist and Threatened Species Campaigner with Sea Shepherd Australia. Dirk is playing a key role in Sea Shepherd Australia's activities in the Great Australian Bight - defending, conserving, and protecting Australian sea lions - ensuring the recovery of this endangered species and the preservation of a healthy marine ecosystem. In this chat, we discuss the threats to the Australian sea lion populations and what can and is being done about it. Useful links: Sea Shepherd Australia's Sea Lion Defence Campaign ( here ) Australian Sea Lion Recovery Foundation ( here ) Dirk on LinkedIn ( here ) For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at  www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Ocean Protect

Guest: Dirk Holman

Topics covered

• Australian sea lions
• marine conservation
• threatened species
• marine ecosystem
• Great Australian Bight

Keywords

• Australian sea lions
• marine scientist
• conservation
• threatened species
• Sea Shepherd

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sea Shepherd Australia, Australian Sea Lion Recovery Foundation, Ocean Protect

Places: Great Australian Bight

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