What Florida can learn from the manatee man of Belize
Clearwater Marine Aquarium researcher Jamal Galves has dedicated his life to a species that does so much for us.
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Jamal Galves, 34, is an associate research scientist with the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and coordinator of the Belize Manatee Conservation project, rescuing and studying the species in his native Belize. [ Clearwater Marine Aquarium ]
Published Apr. 2
Updated Apr. 2
The kids in the coastal Belize village had never seen a boat like that, with a tower and an engine in the front. It carried researchers from Clearwater, who came to study the manatees.
The kids werenât impressed by the manatees. In Gales Point Manatee, seeing one was like seeing a bird