.celtics co-owner donates $2 million to help save Florida manatees
For its part, Save the Manatee Club will use the $1 million to fund an endowment to preserve and restore manatee habitat, specifically seagrass planting in the lagoon and its tributaries, according to the organization.
The money comes at a time when sea cows are"facing unprecedented new challenges," said Pat Rose, an aquatic biologist and executive director of the Save the Manatee Club. After last year's record die-off of 1,100 manatees, at least 541 more manatees have died this year, according to the latest Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission data. over poor water quality blamed for “catastrophic mortality” of manatees. The coalition wants to require the U.S.
Rob Hale is the founder and CEO of Massachusetts-based Granite Telecommunications, and has been co-owner and director of the Celtics since 2014, according to his LinkedIn page. His estimated net worth is $3.2 billion, according to Forbes. The Hale family, based in Boston, has donated more than $300 million for causes involved in education, health, conservation and equality.
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