Meet the Manatee Experts
Meet the Manatee Experts gives you the chance learn about some of the manatee experts we meet during our expedition. Find out about what they do, what their job is like, how they became involved with manatees, their thoughts about the manatees' chances for survival, and more.
(Click on the expert's name to learn about them and their job.)
Day 2 - Mrs. Susan Butler: General Biologist for the Sirenia Project,
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Gainesville, FL.
Day 2 - Mr. Dean Easton: Wildlife Biologist for the Sirenia Project,
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Gainesville, FL.
Day 8 - Ms. Joyce Kleen: Wildlife Biologist,
Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Day 9 - Mr. Conrad Litz: Marine Mammal Manager,
The Living Seas, Epcot Center, Walt Disney World.
Day 11 - Dr. Mark Lowe: Veterinarian,
Midway Animal Hospital.
Day 12 - Mr. Bob Bonde: Senior Project Biologist for the Sirenia Project,
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Gainesville, FL.
Day 12 - Mrs. Iske Larkin, Graduate Student at the Sirenia Project,
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Gainesville, FL.
Day 13 - Mr. Pat Purcell, Director,
Marine Science Station, Crystal River, FL.
Day 14 - Ms. Judy Kelly, Veterinary Technician,
Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL.
Day 16 - Dan O'Dell, Ph.D., Research Biologist,
Sea World, Orlando, FL.