Episode 305: Planting a Million Corals w/Dr. David Vaughan

All Creatures Podcast

Nature, Science, Natural Sciences

4.7 • 563 Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Our coral reef ecosystems are crashing all over the planet. Conservation heroes like Dr. David Vaughan are doing everything they can through their research and activities in helping us stave off this mass extinction. Dr. Vaughan is part of the team that is planting corals all over to help reestablish these critical ecosystems. We welcome Dr. Vaughan and are excited to learn about his work. You can learn more by visiting the Plant a Million Corals website HERE Another thank you to all our Patreon supporters. We now are hosting monthly Zoom meetings with them, answering questions and getting ideas on which species they want covered. You too can join for one cup of "good" coffee a month. With your pledge you can support your favorite podcast on Patreon and give back to conservation. With the funds we receive each month, we are have been sending money to conservation organizations monthly. We now send a check to every organization we cover, as we feel they all are deserving of our support. Thank you so much for your support and for supporting animal conservation. Please considering supporting us at Patreon HERE. We also want to thank you to all our listeners. We are giving back to every conservation organization we cover and you make that possible. We are committed to donating large portions of our revenue (at minimum 25%) to every organization we cover each week. Thank you for helping us to grow, and for helping to conserve our wildlife. Please contact us at allcreaturespod@gmail.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast You can also visit our website HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.6	Hello, everyone. Welcome to All Creatures Podcast.
1:33.5	This is Angie. And today I will be talking with a world-renowned coral expert, Dr. David Bonn,
1:40.7	all about the secret lives of corals.
1:52.1	Dr. Vaughn is a scientist that has been involved in aquaculture research and development for over 45 years.
2:12.2	He has worked at the Harbor Branch Ocean Graphic Institute and was the executive director of the Mote Marine Laboratory in the Florida Keys, where he started a critical coral restoration program and is well known for developing a new technology called microfragmentation, which we'll be talking about today.
2:21.0	Dr. Vaughn is a total coral rock star, and I'm having a fan girl moment because his background is just so incredible. And currently, he has founded a nonprofit called Plant a Million Corals, which is helping
2:29.1	to globally scale core restoration to help save corals and our oceans.
2:35.8	And most importantly, Dr. Vaughn is the author of a new book called The Secret Lives of
2:41.6	Corals, Sex, War and Rocks That Don't Roll.
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