SEE Turtles and Ecotourism

CheloniaCast is joined by Brad Nahill, cofounder and president of SEE Turtles, a unique conservation group pairing ecotourism with turtle conservation and focusing on the legacy of J Nichols. Brad has authored book chapters, blog posts, scientific abstracts, and case studies all with a focus on sea turtles and their plight. The conversation covers Brad’s experience founding SEE Turtles, and all the early chalenges involved in forming an ecotourism project that supports wildlife. The interesting component of this episode is the uniqueness of the conservation approach SEE Turtles champions. Uniting profit and conservation rather than the typical negative dynamic of profit and vulnerable fauna, and serving as a way to unite communities with their local sea turtle populations. There is also heavy emphasis on the legacy and impact of the late J Nichols, and his integral role in developing SEE Turtles and the Billion Baby Turtles initiative.   For more information about SEE Turtles and their initiatives conserving turtles as well as aiding coastal communities, visit: https://www.seeturtles.org/   Contact Brad here: [email protected]   Learn more about J Nichols here: https://www.seeturtles.org/jnichols   Book a sea turtle conservation tour with SEE Turtles here: https://www.seeturtles.org/upcoming-tours   Visit Brad Nahill’s website here: http://www.bradnahill.com/   Find SEE Turtles on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/see_turtles/?hl=en   Find SEE Turtles on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/SEEturtles/   Learn more about the CheloniaCast Podcast here: https://theturtleroom.org/cheloniacast/   Learn more about the CheloniaCast Podcast Fund here: https://theturtleroom.org/project/cheloniacast-podcast/   Follow the CheloniaCast Podcast on Instagram/Facebook/Twitter @cheloniacast   Host and production crew social media - Jason Wills - @chelonian.carter / Michael Skibsted - @michael.skibstedd / Jack Thompson - @jack_reptile_naturalist_302 / Ken Wang - @americanmamushi / Wyatt Keil - @wyatts_wildlife_photography / Paul Cuneo - @paul_turtle_conservation42 / Alex Mione - @alex.mione / Ethan Hancock - @ethankinosternonlover / Torsten Watkins - @t_0_.e