Sharon Matola

American biologist and environmentalist

Died when: 66 years 291 days (801 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

 

Sharon Matola (June 3, 1954 – March 21, 2021) 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.

Motola graduated from New College of Florida in 1981 with a degree in biology.

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