GTM Research Reserve Announces Marineland Lecture Series

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CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT

CONTACT: Patrician Price, 904.823.4506, patrician.d.price@dep.state.fl.us

GTM Research Reserve Announces
Marineland Lecture Series

~Lecture series presented by GTM Research Reserve and Marineland Dolphin Adventure~

Manatees

Manatees Buckeye and Cassie were the first patients at the Jacksonville Zoo's new center.

WHAT:       Marineland Lecture Series: "Jacksonville Zoo Manatee Critical Care
                   Center" 

WHEN:      Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018
                  10 - 11 a.m.

WHERE:    Marineland Dolphin Adventure
                  9600 Ocean Shore Blvd.
                  St. Augustine, FL 32080    

HOW:        Click here to reserve a spot online. Limited seating is available so online 
                  registration is requested. For more information, call 904-823-4500.

Meredith Persky, veterinarian at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Manatee Critical Care Center, will discuss how the critical care facility helps the zoo complete the cycle of rescue, rehabilitation and returning manatees to the wild. The Center is one of only four such facilities in Florida. This program is part of an ongoing lecture series presented on the third Tuesday of the month by the GTM Research Reserve and Marineland Dolphin Adventure, and is designed to help the public learn more about the coastal natural world. 

Learn more about this month's events at GTM here.