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Journeys of Discovery: Dolphins can be environmental educators in Hawaii

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published July 12, 2018 at 2:17 PM PDT
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Jackie Milligan, educator at Dolphin Quest Hawaii.
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Dolphin Quest Hawaii at Hilton Waikoloa Village.
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Memories are made at Dolphin Quest Hawaii.
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Lovable Liko at Dolphin Quest Hawaii.
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Jackie Milligan and her buddy at Dolphin Quest
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Jackie Milligan teaching kids about marine life at Dolphin Quest
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Jackie Milligan at Dolphin Quest Hawaii
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Dolphin Questat Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii’s Kohala Coast serves as a memorable educational experience for resort guests. But Dolphin Quest’s unsung program is educational field trips for Hawaii’s school children. 

Kids experience hands-on lessons in animal care, marine biology, conservation, and an exhilarating “hand-to-fin” dolphin encounter, says Jackie Milligan, Education Specialist at Dolphin Quest. She talks with Tom Wilmer about the invaluable life lessons the bottlenose dolphins teach the kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eqt6aZ60s4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eqt6aZ60s4

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Tom Wilmer
Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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