Sean Willmore

Sean Willmore, founder of The Thin Green Line Foundation, brings the stories of the world's park rangers to Earth Live in this moving and urgent conversation.

Park rangers are on the frontlines of conservation, protecting wildlife and wild places in some of the most dangerous conditions on Earth. Willmore, a former park ranger himself, founded The Thin Green Line to support rangers and their families, particularly those who have been killed or injured in the line of duty. He shares stories from rangers working in conflict zones, the risks they face from armed poachers and illegal loggers, and the often-overlooked human cost of conservation.

The conversation is a powerful reminder that conservation is not just about protecting animals and ecosystems: it is also about protecting the people who put their lives on the line every day to defend the natural world.