S6E24: Douglas McMeekin, a life of adventure in the Amazo...

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Ken talks with Douglas McMeekin, the founder of Yachana Foundation. Douglas has had a remarkable life, much of it spent in the Amazon, where he founded the Yachana Foundation, which uses for-profit ventures to fund its non-profit work in conservation and among local communities. Want to hear what it was like to travel in the Amazon in the 1960s?! Listen in!Piratic Flycatcher recordings courtesy of Marc Anderson, XC981651. Accessible at https://xeno-canto.org/981651. License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0Please check out the website of our sponsor Tropical Birding: https://www.tropicalbirding.com/If you wish to support this podcast, please visit our Patreon page: https://patreon.com/naturallyadventurous?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Intro by Jenna Pinchbeck https://www.jennapinchbeck.com/ [email protected]. Theme music by John Behrens https://nashvilleaudioproductions.com/Feel free to contact us at: [email protected] &/or [email protected] Adventurous Podcast Nature - Travel - Adventure - Birding

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Ken talks with Douglas McMeekin, the founder of Yachana Foundation. Douglas has had a remarkable life, much of it spent in the Amazon, where he founded the Yachana Foundation, which uses for-profit ventures to fund its non-profit work in...

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