KEY NEWS UPDATE BIG WORK,
| Marine Mammal Conservancy
Robert G. Lingenfelser Jr., Marine Mammal Conservacy director, shows the spinal bones of a Beaked whale, one of the least known groups of mammals due to its deep-sea habitat.
Guy deBoer
KONK BROADCASTING NEWS DIRECTOR
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A N I N T E R V I E W W I T H Robert Lingenfelser
Guy deBoer | GDTe Marine Mammal Conservancy [MMC] provides a great service for marine mammals here in the Florida Keys. It is a very high-intensive labor system that is operated to maintain the proper care for marine mam- mals. Talk with us about the serv- ices the MMC provides and how people can volunteer to help. Robert Lingenfelser | RL: MMC provides first response investigative services for any alive or dead marine mammal from West
Palm Beach to the Dry Tortugas over to Naples, Florida. It can be very labor intensive. Consider it a hospital. We operate seven days a week, 365 days a year when we have marine mammals in-house. Even though it is wonderful to save these creatures and put them back in the wild, it’s really about the sci- ence of our oceans. Marine mam- mals are simple species. Tey are indicators of not only the health of our oceans, but also of human health. We work with universities
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