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Pete Bethune

Non-Profits & Religious Organizations
@petebethune
🌎 Founder @earthrace.conservation ⚓️ Captain of Modoc, Ex-Captain Earthrace/Ady Gil TV Producer "The Operatives", World Record Holder 📍Costa Rica
  • Spirituality & Religion
  • Following 3K
  • Followers 10.7K
  • Engagement 5.21%
  • Avg comments 28

About Pete Bethune

Pete Bethune (@petebethune) is a Non-Profits & Religious Organizations creator on Instagram, also filed under Spirituality & Religion. The account has 10,698 followers and 903 published posts. Recent posts average 505 likes and 28 comments, an engagement rate of 5.21%.

With 10.7K followers, Pete Bethune is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Pete Bethune follows 3,030 accounts, so the audience is roughly 3.5 times the size of the list followed. Pete Bethune carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Pete Bethune under Non-Profits & Religious Organizations, with Spirituality & Religion as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Pete Bethune runs to 19 words across 3 lines. The bio mentions @earthrace.conservation. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Pete Bethune dates from October 2026.

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903 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Pete Bethune, 9 are videos and 1 is a carousel. That mix leans toward videos. Pete Bethune has built a substantial archive of 903 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 12 followers for each post published. Pete Bethune also keeps 10 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 78 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include costa, rica, conservation, biodiversity and patrols. The captions tag #conservation, #volunteer, #wildlife, #illegalfishing and #marineconservation.

Costa Rica 📍

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#costarica #earthrace #conservation
“We shouldn’t be afraid of failure. We should be afraid of doing nothing at all”
- Captain Pete Bethune

Pete was so engaging the first time I had him back for a part 2. Some of the most wild stories you’ll ever hear

Search “The Dom Harvey Podcast” on You Tube, Spotify, Apple etc to learn more about the unique kiwi
A charging elephant leads the way to a mushroom trip in the Indonesian jungle… 🤣

Only Pete Bethune has ever given us crazy yarns like this!

Watch or listen to the full episode wherever you get podcasts.
Pete Bethune doesn’t have a life you can measure in the material.

The 61-year-old wouldn’t have it any other way… he’s got a cause he’d die for, a life he’s proud of, and zero regrets.

How many of us could say the same?

Watch or listen to the new episode with Pete wherever you get podcasts!
Pete Bethune's yarns are so insane, I had to get him back on the podcast for part 2!

A snake bite in the middle of the jungle is just the start - his daughters reckon he must have used 7 of his 9 lives.

Pete's probably most well-known for the time he spent in a Japanese prison after protesting the whaling fleets in the Southern Ocean, but there are so, so many more yarns - and he isn't slowing down!

Watch or listen to the full episode - out now wherever you get your podcasts! Just search “The Dom Harvey Podcast”
‼️ Illegal fishing & patrol update from the Santa Rosa Marine Protected Area, Costa Rica 🇨🇷🌊

We’re here targeting illegal fishing and helping protect the incredible marine biodiversity within this vital MPA.

Working in partnership with the Costa Rican Coast Guard and park rangers to strengthen marine protection and safeguard these waters.

OUR MISSION: We target environmental crimes like illegal fishing, goldmining and poaching by joint local ranger patrols in Costa Rica & Panama. We provide assets like fuel, boats and crew to protect precious biodiversity.

📍Base of operations is our 45 m ex-navy vessel Modoc and our best crew is our anti-poaching malinois Appa, who supports us on patrols.

#conservation #volunteer #wildlife #illegalfishing #marineconservation
Illegal compressor divers caught in Santa Rosa Marine Protected Area, Costa Rica. Partnership with

❌ Compressor diving is the worst illegal fishing method as they are taking lobster, taking fish and cleaning out the reefs - big threat to marine biodiversity.

Spotted by our team and, in partnership with park rangers, we finally got them this time, on our 4th attempt!

OUR MISSION: We target environmental crimes like illegal fishing, goldmining and poaching by joint local ranger patrols in Costa Rica & Panama. We provide assets like fuel, boats and crew to protect precious biodiversity.

📍Base of operations is our 45 m ex-navy vessel Modoc and our best crew is our anti-poaching malinois Appa, who supports us on patrols.

#conservation #volunteer #wildlife #illegalfishing #marineconservation
On our fourth attempt, we finally caught the illegal compressor divers in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica.

Spotted by our team and, in partnership with SINAC park rangers, we finally got them this time, on our 4th attempt! More info to come.

OUR MISSION: We target environmental crimes like illegal fishing, goldmining and poaching by joint local ranger patrols in Costa Rica & Panama. We provide assets like fuel, boats and crew to protect precious biodiversity.

📍Base of operations is our 45 m ex-navy vessel Modoc and our best crew is our anti-poaching malinois Appa, who supports us on patrols.

#conservation #volunteer #wildlife #illegalfishing #compressordiver
Concrete floor, three blankets, 23 and a half hours a day alone.

Kiwi Pete Bethune spent months in Japan's highest security prison after fighting to save whales in the Southern Ocean.

It's a brutal story from a man imprisoned for doing something he so passionately believes in...

Watch or listen to the full story wherever you get your podcasts.
ABOUT US: Protecting wildlife and habitats in Costa Rica and Panama. Join our mission to support conservation and biodiversity!

🌿 We work with government park rangers, and most of our operations are in support of them in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, and in land national parks such as Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica. Our new agreement with Panama covers the MPA around the beautiful island of Coiba, and marine patrols will begin in early 2025.

🌿 Support us with donations, share our mission with your friends and family, and volunteer on our ship!

Thank you for supporting conservation with us! 🤙

#wildlife #conservation #biodiversity #illegalfishing #volunteer

Pete Bethune's engagement

Pete Bethune's engagement rate on Instagram is 5.21%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 19 followers. An average post collects 505 likes and 28 comments, close to 18 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

5.21%

Avg likes
505
Avg comments
28
Interactions : followers
1 : 19

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Who is Pete Bethune?

Pete Bethune (@petebethune) is a Non-Profits & Religious Organizations creator on Instagram, also filed under Spirituality & Religion. Pete Bethune carries Instagram's verified badge and is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Pete Bethune runs to 19 words across 3 lines.

How many followers does Pete Bethune have?

Pete Bethune has 10,698 followers on Instagram (10.7K). Pete Bethune follows 3,030 accounts, so the audience is roughly 3.5 times the size of the list followed. Pete Bethune has built a substantial archive of 903 posts.

What is Pete Bethune's engagement rate?

Pete Bethune's engagement rate on Instagram is 5.21%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 19 followers. An average post collects 505 likes and 28 comments, close to 18 likes for each comment.

What does Pete Bethune post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Pete Bethune under Non-Profits & Religious Organizations, with Spirituality & Religion as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Pete Bethune, 9 are videos and 1 is a carousel. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Pete Bethune repeatedly use the words costa, rica, conservation, biodiversity and patrols. Pete Bethune's captions carry hashtags such as #conservation, #volunteer and #wildlife. Pete Bethune writes those captions mainly in English. Pete Bethune keeps 10 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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