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Ian Craig Nominated for the Indianapolis Prize
Acclaimed animal conservationist vies for $100,000 award
INDIANAPOLIS --- Ian Craig is one of 29 animal conservationists
nominated to receive the Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading
award for animal conservation. Craig, a Kenya resident and
executive director of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Northern
Rangelands, has been nominated for mobilizing enormous resources
for security at a grassroots level in totally lawless areas in
Kenya, enabling conservation areas to grow and thrive.
Indianapolis Prize nominees' work spans the globe, representing a
range of species from amphibians to zebras, and includes elephants,
tigers, wolves and whales, among many others. The Nominating
Committee is reviewing the applications and will select the six
finalists, who will be announced in early 2008. The Prize Jury will
then determine the winner who will be honored at the next
Indianapolis Prize Gala, held September 28, 2008, in Indianapolis.
In addition to receiving the $100,000 Prize, the recipient is also
awarded the Lilly Medal, an original work of art that signifies the
winner's contributions to conserving some of the world's most
threatened animals. The Indianapolis Prize was first awarded in
2006 to Dr. George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane
Foundation, who, through his decades of work, has contributed
significantly to the preservation of the world's 15 surviving
species of cranes.
"While the task of selecting the finalists and ultimately a winner
of the Indianapolis Prize will be challenging, we are pleased with
the caliber of the nominees," said Michael Crowther, CEO of the
Indianapolis Zoo, the organization responsible for initiating the
conservation award. "All have shown tremendous dedication to
preserving and protecting fragile species, some of which owe their
continued existence to these extraordinary conservationists."
The Indianapolis Prize was initiated by the Indianapolis Zoo as a
significant component of its mission to inspire local and global
communities to celebrate, protect, and preserve our natural world
through conservation, education and research. This biennial award
brings the world's attention to the cause of animal conservation
and the brave, talented and dedicated men and women who spend their
lives saving the Earth's endangered animal species.
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