
Wildlife biologist and 2nd-grade parent guest speaker David Onorato from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spoke to our Lower School students about the importance of wildlife research globally and in our local communities.
While passing around the preserved skulls of panthers and bears, students learned about the importance of field research for data collection. Mr. Onorato is a member of the field team that tags bobcats and panthers to observe their migration and breeding patterns in the Everglades. Today the only place with wild Florida panthers is right here at the southwestern tip of Florida.