The Crocodile Research Coalition in Belize
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Learn how the great great granddaughter of Pancho Villa's medicine woman is now saving the crocodiles in Belize. Dr. Marisa Tellez is the founder and Executive Director of the Crocodile Research Center in Belize. In this episode, Dr. Tellez and her colleague Darcy Ulez talks about the work at the CRC and their plans to build a wildlife clinic and crocodile conservation center in Belize to protect the crocodiles and educate the local communities about the importance of crocodiles to the environment.
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