Sharon Matola (June 3, 1954 – March 21, 2021)[1] 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.[2] Matola graduated from New College of Florida in 1981 with a degree in biology.
^Staff, B. B. N. (March 21, 2021). "Belize mourns immeasurable loss as world renowned conservationist and Belize Zoo Founder, Sharon Matola, passes away". Belize News and Opinion on www.breakingbelizenews.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^http://www.bfbs-radio.com/pages/extranet/sharon-matola-i-1303.php, BFBS radio presenters, Sharon Matola, Retrieved September 6, 2010. Archived October 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
SharonMatola (June 3, 1954 – March 21, 2021) was an American-born Belizean biologist, environmentalist, and zookeeper. She was the founding director...
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407–410. ISBN 978-2831704227. Brooks, Daniel M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Matola, Sharon, eds. (1997). Tapirs: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan – Volume...
Retrieved 20 September 2013. Brooks, Daniel M.; Bodmer, Richard E.; Matola, Sharon, eds. (1997). Tapirs: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan – Volume...
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