Champions for Conservation nominees announced 

The Indianapolis Zoo has announced the 44 nominees for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize dedicated to recognizing successful animal conservation efforts.& Indianapolis Zoo The six DeHaan finalists will be selected from the nominees from a jury. The winner will be celebrated next year at the Indianapolis Prize Gala on Sept. 27, 2025.& The finalists are:& & Raju Achara Sharma  Anastazia T. Banaszak  Joel Berger  Sheila A. Bolin  Christopher Buttermore  Alberto Alves Campos  Juan Carlos Cantu Guzman  Nataly Castelblanco-Martinez  Topiltzin Contreras-MacBeath  Lisa Dabek  Sharon L. Deem  Purnima Devi Barman  Sebastian Di Martino  Amy Dickman  Karen L. Eckert  Ehab Eid  Josephine Ekiru  Birute Mary Galdikas  Axel Hochkirch  Lisa Hywood  Rodney Jackson  David Johnson  Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka  Lucy Keith-Diagne  Laly Lichtenfeld  Laurie Marker  Roderic Mast  Gabriela Mastromonaco  Charudutt Mishra  Tilo Nadler  Citrakasih Nente  Petronel Nieuwoudt  Julie Packard  Peter Praschag  Lily-Arison Rene de Roland  Maureen Riley  Colin Simpfendorfer  Ian Singleton  Tara Stoinski  Bibhab Kumar Talukdar  Alvaro Jose Velasco Barbieri  Lee James Taylor White  Kerri Wolter  Zhou Jinfeng  To learn more about each nominees’ accolades, visit indianapoliszoo.com/prize/awards/prize-winners-and-finalists/nominees.& & Contact Health & Environmental Reporter Hanna Rauworth at 317-762-7854 or follow her on Instagram at @hanna.rauworth.& The post Champions for Conservation nominees announced  appeared first on Indianapolis Recorder.