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The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center is a zoo in Belize, located some 47 kilometres (29 mi) west of Belize City on the Western Highway. Set in 12 hectares (29 acres), the zoo was founded in 1983 by Sharon Matola. It is home to more than 175 animals of about 48 species, all native to Belize.
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]
Throughout Belize, Hurricane Richard damaged thousands of homes and leaving many without power. The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, a major attraction for ecotourists and Belizeans, was in the path and heavily damaged forcing it to close to remove debris and repair their animal exhibits. [39]
La Democracia is a populated settlement located in the nation of Belize. It is a mainland village that is located in Belize District. It is the location of Belize's zoo and tropical education center. It is also the location of the Georgeville lumber branch. It is near the provincial border of Belize District and Cayo District. The Monkey Bay ...
Tropical Storm Nadine was a short-lived tropical cyclone that made landfall in Belize in October 2024. The fourteenth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season , Nadine originated from a non-tropical disturbance over the western Caribbean Sea , and underwent tropical cyclogenesis on the same day.
7.2.1 RSV Media Center. 7.3 Trade unions. 8 Education. Toggle Education subsection. 8.1 Primary schools. 8.2 High schools. ... (Belize) Tropic Air; Tropical Vision ...
Throughout history, Belize has been impacted by hundreds of tropical cyclones. The most recent hurricane to impact Belize was Hurricane Nana (2020). Since records began in 1851, only two hurricanes have had Category 5 hurricane strength and have hit or hit close to Belize: Hurricane Janet in 1955 and Hurricane Dean in 2007.
Damage in Belize after Hurricane Keith. October 1, 2000 - Hurricane Keith stalls off shore of Belize, killing 19 people and causing $280 million in damage. As Keith stalled offshore Belize, water was blown out of Chetumal Bay, with reports of people walking on the dry bay floor, even though the water could return with a slight shift in the wind direction.