Indianapolis Zoo announces DeHaan finalists for Indianapolis Prize 

The Indianapolis Zoo announced the six DeHaan finalists for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize, celebrating individuals who champion conservation and protect biodiversity.  The group was narrowed from a field of 44, and their work spans continents, habitats, ecosystems and species. Leaders in science-based reforms, protecting habitats and alleviating human-wildlife conflict, the six finalists embody the mission of wildlife preservation.& The six DeHaan finalists for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize, celebrating individuals who champion conservation and protect biodiversity. (Photo provided/Indianapolis Zoo) The finalists are:& Alberto Alves Campos (Aquasis, Brazil): Conservation biologist serving as a founder of Aquasis, a nonprofit organization promoting endangered species and habitat conservation in Brazil. Campos helped improve the conservation status of the Antillean manatee in Brazil and created a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network site for the wintering grounds of the endangered red knot.&  Lisa Dabek (Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program, Papua New Guinea): Creator of the first conservation area in Papua New Guinea focused on tree kangaroos. Dabek is the founder of the Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program where she works with local Indigenous communities and regional governments to establish long-term conservation plans for the species.&  Biruté Mary Galdikas (Orangutan Foundation International, USA): Orangutan researcher who first documented the long...