- September 2, 2020
- Posted by: Cecilia Aguilar
- Category: Press Room
As a Socially Responsible Company, Dolphin Discovery promotes the conservation of this endangered marine mammal, within the framework of “International Manatee Day”, to be celebrated this September.
Cancun, Quintana Roo, September 2nd, 2020.- Dolphin Discovery, the largest family of dolphins in the world and a proud member of The Dolphin Company, announced at a press conference, that will hold for the fourth consecutive year, a program of free educational events, on the occasion of the “International Manatee Day”, which is celebrated on September 7th.
As a Socially Responsible Company, Dolphin Discovery will carry out various activities from September 7th to 13th, with the aim of sharing valuable information that helps raise awareness about the care that this species requires.
“For The Dolphin Company this event is very important, since we carry out activities that strengthen efforts for the conservation of manatees and on this occasion, we will carry out a series of talks and dynamics that foster empathy and affection for this beautiful species”, said Rosy Cerrillos, Manager of Marine Mammal Specialists from The Dolphin Company.
As part of the event, there will be a series of educational conferences for the whole family, whose main theme will be the care and conservation of manatees and their environment.
The program includes the following topics:
| Date and hour | Activity | Platform |
| 07 Sept – 18:30 hrs | Conference “What do manatees say?”, By: Biol. Beth Brady of Sirenian International | Facebook Live @dolphindiscovery |
| 07 Sept | Launch of the call for the children’s drawing contest | Facebook @dolphindiscovery |
| 07 Sept | Launch of the video “Curious facts about manatees” | Youtube @dolphindiscovery |
| 08 Sept – 10:00 hrs | Live Chat with simultaneous transmission from Dolphin Discovery Puerto Aventuras and Cozumel. | Facebook Live @dolphindiscovery |
| 09 Sept – 18:30 hrs | Conference “New Patients”, by: Sylma Escobar from the Puerto Rico Manatee Conservation Center | Instagram Live @dolphindiscovery |
| 10 Sept – 18:30 hrs | Conference “Specialists to the rescue”, by: Biol. Silvia Becerra from ADEMM | Facebook Live @dolphindiscovery |
| 10 Sept | Launch of the video “Tuuch Rescue (manatee breeding)” | Youtube @dolphindiscovery |
| 11 Sept – 18:30 hrs | Conferencia “The Manatees”, by: Ing. Ricardo Aguilar from AZCARM | Instagram Live @dolphindiscovery |
| 12 Sept – 18:30 hrs | Conference “To love is to educate even to your home”, by: Paula Lomán from Dolphin Discovery | Facebook Live @dolphindiscovery |
| 13 Sept | Announcement of the winner of the children’s drawing contest | Facebook @dolphindiscovery |
| Every thursday of the month (10, 17 y 24 de Sept) | Trivia Thursdays | Facebook @dolphindiscovery
Instagram @dolphindiscovery Twitter @dolphindiscESP @dolphindiscENG |
There will also be various dynamics on social media, such as weekly trivia, the launch of educational videos on YouTube and a drawing contest on Facebook, in order to involve the little ones in the house and give them the opportunity to meet the wonderful ones in person. manatees.
In this edition, the program will have the participation of prestigious institutions such as ADEMM (Association of Specialists in Marine Mammals), AZCARM (Association of Zoos, Hatcheries and Aquariums of Mexico) and the Institute of Culture and Arts of Quintana Roo.
The press conference was attended by Lic. Rosy Cerrillos, Corporate Manager of Marine Mammal Specialists at The Dolphin Company, Lic. Paula Lomán, Coordinator of Environmental Education at The Dolphin Company, and Biologist Silvia Becerra from ADEMM, who together, encouraged the population to participate in the dynamics and in the protection of the Manatee as a species in danger of extinction.