By Alondra Caraba… on

Director of the Manatee Conservation Center of the Caribbean receives Humane Hero Award for his dedication to animal welfare

Dr. Antonio Mignucci, director of the Manatee Conservation Center of the Caribbean, received the Humane Hero Award from the American Humane organization in recognition of his three-decade career advocating for the humane treatment and welfare of animals.

Mignucci won the award as a finalist for the Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation, which honors those who achieve significant positive changes in conservation practice, theory and research.

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The Caribbean Manatee Conservation Center, directed by Antonio Mignucci (above), has expanded not only to serve more species, but also to assist in the establishment of similar facilities in other countries. (Submitted)