Personal life

Matola's marriage to Jack Schreier ended in divorce. She had no children. She became a naturalized Belizean citizen, and lived on the zoo's property. She said that her favorite animal was the harpy eagle.

Death

Matola died of a heart attack at a hospital in Belmopan, Belize, on March 21, 2021, at the age of 66.

In media

"The Reef...and the Rainforest," a 1992 episode of the

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