Today on Leo's Animal Planet, we welcome a very special guest! Olivia Mandle is an animal rights activist and climate warrior. She fights for the rights of marine animals and dreams of a plastic-free Mediterranean. She leads a campaign on Change.org #Noespaisparadelfines to end dolphin parks in Spain.
She is a EU Climate Pact Ambassador, a National Geographic Storyteller, WILD Foundation's Marine Ambassador, and an Ambassador for “La España Azul” project by explorer Nacho Dean. She was recognized with an International Award from The Jane Goodall Institute Global for her campaigns.
In 2019, she created a tool to clean microplastics from the sea. It's called the “Jelly Cleaner” and anyone can make one using recycled materials found at home.
Please sign her petition on Change.org #noesPaisparaDelfines to force the Spanish government to pass a law for the scheduled closing of Dolphin Parks and ending cetaceans in captivity. With more than 153,000 signatures already, Olivia is working with politicians in the Spanish Congress to enact legislation!
Olivia also gave 2 TEDx talks and is releasing a book on October 19th!