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Sharon Matola

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Belizean environmentalist

United StatesScientistsLived 1954 to 2021 · aged 66
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Sharon Matola was an American-born Belizean biologist, environmentalist, and zookeeper. She was the founding director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, a zoo which was started in 1983 to protect native animals that had been used in a documentary film in Belize.

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Matola in 1988Matola in 1988Matola hosted unforgettable encounters with Junior Buddy that transformed people's attitudes about jaguars. Above, Matola and Junior Buddy on July 20, 2011.Matola hosted unforgettable encounters with Junior Buddy that transformed people's attitudes about jaguars. Above, Matola and Junior Buddy on July 20, 2011.Matola with children at Junior Buddy's fifth birthday celebration at the Belize Zoo in 2012.Matola with children at Junior Buddy's fifth birthday celebration at the Belize Zoo in 2012.Matola hosts her radio show at Airport Camp, ca. 2009.Matola hosts her radio show at Airport Camp, ca. 2009.

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Sharon Matola was an American-born Belizean biologist, environmentalist, and zookeeper. She was the founding director of the Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, a zoo which was started in 1983 to protect native animals that had been used in a documentary film in Belize. Matola graduated from New College of Florida in 1981 with a degree in biology.

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United States
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1954 to 2021 · aged 66
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