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‼️REMINDER: 2027 Indianapolis Prize Award Entries
🏆 2027 Indy Prize Nominations
🌟 2027 Emerging Conservationists
📅Both close: Feb. 27, 20267
🔗Nominate or apply: bit.ly/46Sajxr
🏆 2027 Indy Prize Nominations
🌟 2027 Emerging Conservationists
📅Both close: Feb. 27, 20267
🔗Nominate or apply: bit.ly/46Sajxr
Jaguars are bouncing back! 🐆
From 64k in 2018 to 100k+ today, rewilding & local partnerships are making the difference. Prize DeHaan Finalist Gerardo Ceballos says it all: Communities with resources become conservation's greatest ally ➡️ bit.ly/4qSxJMy
From 64k in 2018 to 100k+ today, rewilding & local partnerships are making the difference. Prize DeHaan Finalist Gerardo Ceballos says it all: Communities with resources become conservation's greatest ally ➡️ bit.ly/4qSxJMy
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Jaguars are bouncing back! 🐆
From 64k in 2018 to 100k+ today, rewilding & local partnerships are making the difference. Prize DeHaan Finalist Gerardo Ceballos says it all: Communities with resources become conservation's greatest ally ➡️ bit.ly/4qSxJMy
From 64k in 2018 to 100k+ today, rewilding & local partnerships are making the difference. Prize DeHaan Finalist Gerardo Ceballos says it all: Communities with resources become conservation's greatest ally ➡️ bit.ly/4qSxJMy
WSJ highlights 3 Prize Honorees & their remarkable wildlife books. 📚 🌿
Dr. Douglas-Hamilton on elephants 🐘
Dr. Schaller on African predators 🦁
Dr. Galdikas on orangutans 🦧
Decades of conservation fieldwork in their own words.
Dr. Douglas-Hamilton on elephants 🐘
Dr. Schaller on African predators 🦁
Dr. Galdikas on orangutans 🦧
Decades of conservation fieldwork in their own words.
Five Best: Books on Encounters with Nature
Selected by Caroline Sutton, the author of “Eyes in the Soles of My Feet.”
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November 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
WSJ highlights 3 Prize Honorees & their remarkable wildlife books. 📚 🌿
Dr. Douglas-Hamilton on elephants 🐘
Dr. Schaller on African predators 🦁
Dr. Galdikas on orangutans 🦧
Decades of conservation fieldwork in their own words.
Dr. Douglas-Hamilton on elephants 🐘
Dr. Schaller on African predators 🦁
Dr. Galdikas on orangutans 🦧
Decades of conservation fieldwork in their own words.
Good news! North Atlantic right whale population hit 384 in 2024 – 4th year of growth! 🐳 ✨Still critically low, but it proves conservation works. Zero deaths in 2025 so far.
Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past year
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October 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Good news! North Atlantic right whale population hit 384 in 2024 – 4th year of growth! 🐳 ✨Still critically low, but it proves conservation works. Zero deaths in 2025 so far.
Happy #InternationalSnowLeopardDay! 🐆 ❄️
Fewer than 7,000 of these ghost cats remain in the wild. We honor conservationists like Dr. Rodney who dedicate their careers to their protection. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3KW9X1M
Fewer than 7,000 of these ghost cats remain in the wild. We honor conservationists like Dr. Rodney who dedicate their careers to their protection. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3KW9X1M
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Happy #InternationalSnowLeopardDay! 🐆 ❄️
Fewer than 7,000 of these ghost cats remain in the wild. We honor conservationists like Dr. Rodney who dedicate their careers to their protection. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3KW9X1M
Fewer than 7,000 of these ghost cats remain in the wild. We honor conservationists like Dr. Rodney who dedicate their careers to their protection. 🔗 Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3KW9X1M
Happy Reptile & Amphibian Awareness Day! 🐍 🐢
2018 Prize Winner Dr. Russ Mittermeier has spent decades protecting biodiversity hotspots – critical habitats for countless reptile & amphibian species worldwide. His leadership shows us what's possible when we fight for nature.
2018 Prize Winner Dr. Russ Mittermeier has spent decades protecting biodiversity hotspots – critical habitats for countless reptile & amphibian species worldwide. His leadership shows us what's possible when we fight for nature.
October 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Reptile & Amphibian Awareness Day! 🐍 🐢
2018 Prize Winner Dr. Russ Mittermeier has spent decades protecting biodiversity hotspots – critical habitats for countless reptile & amphibian species worldwide. His leadership shows us what's possible when we fight for nature.
2018 Prize Winner Dr. Russ Mittermeier has spent decades protecting biodiversity hotspots – critical habitats for countless reptile & amphibian species worldwide. His leadership shows us what's possible when we fight for nature.
For centuries, elephants crossed northern Kenya following ancient routes. Now roads, railways & fences are blocking their way.
But communities are fighting back – working with conservationists to mark 200+ wildlife corridors & preserve pathways for migrating elephants. bit.ly/4qBYNj9
But communities are fighting back – working with conservationists to mark 200+ wildlife corridors & preserve pathways for migrating elephants. bit.ly/4qBYNj9
October 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
For centuries, elephants crossed northern Kenya following ancient routes. Now roads, railways & fences are blocking their way.
But communities are fighting back – working with conservationists to mark 200+ wildlife corridors & preserve pathways for migrating elephants. bit.ly/4qBYNj9
But communities are fighting back – working with conservationists to mark 200+ wildlife corridors & preserve pathways for migrating elephants. bit.ly/4qBYNj9
An unforgettable moment. ✨
At this year's Gala, we presented Jane Alexander with the sculpture for the award bearing her name, completing a recognition that began in 2012. Thank you for championing wildlife alongside us. 🌏 🌿
At this year's Gala, we presented Jane Alexander with the sculpture for the award bearing her name, completing a recognition that began in 2012. Thank you for championing wildlife alongside us. 🌏 🌿
October 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM
An unforgettable moment. ✨
At this year's Gala, we presented Jane Alexander with the sculpture for the award bearing her name, completing a recognition that began in 2012. Thank you for championing wildlife alongside us. 🌏 🌿
At this year's Gala, we presented Jane Alexander with the sculpture for the award bearing her name, completing a recognition that began in 2012. Thank you for championing wildlife alongside us. 🌏 🌿
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Through a collaboration with the Indianapolis Zoo, PVM welcomed Mwezi “Badru” Mugerwa, winner of the 2025 Emerging Conservationist Award
His work to protect the African golden cat shows the power of community-driven conservation.
🔗 https://purdue.vet/4pUMiyE
#VetMed ##news Indianapolis Prize
His work to protect the African golden cat shows the power of community-driven conservation.
🔗 https://purdue.vet/4pUMiyE
#VetMed ##news Indianapolis Prize
October 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Through a collaboration with the Indianapolis Zoo, PVM welcomed Mwezi “Badru” Mugerwa, winner of the 2025 Emerging Conservationist Award
His work to protect the African golden cat shows the power of community-driven conservation.
🔗 https://purdue.vet/4pUMiyE
#VetMed ##news Indianapolis Prize
His work to protect the African golden cat shows the power of community-driven conservation.
🔗 https://purdue.vet/4pUMiyE
#VetMed ##news Indianapolis Prize
13 Aldabra Giant Tortoise hatchlings mark the first successful artificial incubation in Seychelles! 🐢
Scientists discovered that wild nest failures were due to environmental factors – not infertility. This new technique could also help other threatened reptiles worldwide. bit.ly/43md0q5
Scientists discovered that wild nest failures were due to environmental factors – not infertility. This new technique could also help other threatened reptiles worldwide. bit.ly/43md0q5
October 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
13 Aldabra Giant Tortoise hatchlings mark the first successful artificial incubation in Seychelles! 🐢
Scientists discovered that wild nest failures were due to environmental factors – not infertility. This new technique could also help other threatened reptiles worldwide. bit.ly/43md0q5
Scientists discovered that wild nest failures were due to environmental factors – not infertility. This new technique could also help other threatened reptiles worldwide. bit.ly/43md0q5
‼️REMINDER: 2027 Indianapolis Prize Award Entries
🏆 2027 Indy Prize Nominations
🌟 2027 Emerging Conservationists
📅Both close: Feb. 27, 20267
🔗Nominate or apply: bit.ly/46Sajxr
🏆 2027 Indy Prize Nominations
🌟 2027 Emerging Conservationists
📅Both close: Feb. 27, 20267
🔗Nominate or apply: bit.ly/46Sajxr
October 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
‼️REMINDER: 2027 Indianapolis Prize Award Entries
🏆 2027 Indy Prize Nominations
🌟 2027 Emerging Conservationists
📅Both close: Feb. 27, 20267
🔗Nominate or apply: bit.ly/46Sajxr
🏆 2027 Indy Prize Nominations
🌟 2027 Emerging Conservationists
📅Both close: Feb. 27, 20267
🔗Nominate or apply: bit.ly/46Sajxr
First lioness photographed in 6 years in the Central African Republic's Bamingui-Bangoran National Park!
This is what conservation success looks like. With only ~750 northern lions left, every lion counts. bit.ly/4mPiNvq
This is what conservation success looks like. With only ~750 northern lions left, every lion counts. bit.ly/4mPiNvq
Lioness sighting in Central African Republic a ‘hopeful sign’ for northern subspecies
An adult lioness has been photographed for the first time in six years in Bamingui-Bangoran National Park in the Central African Republic. The photo, taken in April by a camera trap installed by the Wildlife Conservation Society, shows a lactating female, possibly with cubs nearby, wandering the forest at night — the first evidence of […]
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October 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
First lioness photographed in 6 years in the Central African Republic's Bamingui-Bangoran National Park!
This is what conservation success looks like. With only ~750 northern lions left, every lion counts. bit.ly/4mPiNvq
This is what conservation success looks like. With only ~750 northern lions left, every lion counts. bit.ly/4mPiNvq
What a night! 🌏 🏆 Huge thanks to everyone who celebrated conservation excellence with us at the Indy Prize Gala. Your support drives real change for wildlife worldwide. ✨
September 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
What a night! 🌏 🏆 Huge thanks to everyone who celebrated conservation excellence with us at the Indy Prize Gala. Your support drives real change for wildlife worldwide. ✨
On #WorldGorillaDay, we celebrate DeHaan Finalist Dr. Gladys! This Ugandan vet pioneered the One Health approach to mountain gorilla conservation – connecting human health with wildlife protection. With <1,100 mountain gorillas left, her community-centered work is saving a species.
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On #WorldGorillaDay, we celebrate DeHaan Finalist Dr. Gladys! This Ugandan vet pioneered the One Health approach to mountain gorilla conservation – connecting human health with wildlife protection. With <1,100 mountain gorillas left, her community-centered work is saving a species.
Indy Prize Week starts now! 🌏 ✨
From university lectures to our black-tie Gala on Saturday – join us in honoring those fighting to save species on the brink.
🔗Click the link for more info -> bit.ly/3VUwxKa
From university lectures to our black-tie Gala on Saturday – join us in honoring those fighting to save species on the brink.
🔗Click the link for more info -> bit.ly/3VUwxKa
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Indy Prize Week starts now! 🌏 ✨
From university lectures to our black-tie Gala on Saturday – join us in honoring those fighting to save species on the brink.
🔗Click the link for more info -> bit.ly/3VUwxKa
From university lectures to our black-tie Gala on Saturday – join us in honoring those fighting to save species on the brink.
🔗Click the link for more info -> bit.ly/3VUwxKa
Conservation heroes coming to Indiana universities! 🌏 ✨
Prize Winner Dr. Lily and Emerging Conservationist Badru Mugerewa share their inspiring work saving species from extinction. 🔗 Click for more details ➡️ bit.ly/3VUwxKa
Prize Winner Dr. Lily and Emerging Conservationist Badru Mugerewa share their inspiring work saving species from extinction. 🔗 Click for more details ➡️ bit.ly/3VUwxKa
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Conservation heroes coming to Indiana universities! 🌏 ✨
Prize Winner Dr. Lily and Emerging Conservationist Badru Mugerewa share their inspiring work saving species from extinction. 🔗 Click for more details ➡️ bit.ly/3VUwxKa
Prize Winner Dr. Lily and Emerging Conservationist Badru Mugerewa share their inspiring work saving species from extinction. 🔗 Click for more details ➡️ bit.ly/3VUwxKa
"Through them, I see a safer world for cranes and people. We must invest in the conservation leaders of tomorrow." ✨
Dr. George Archibald's timeless wisdom reminds us that collaboration and mentorship are key to conservation success. 🌏
Dr. George Archibald's timeless wisdom reminds us that collaboration and mentorship are key to conservation success. 🌏
September 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Through them, I see a safer world for cranes and people. We must invest in the conservation leaders of tomorrow." ✨
Dr. George Archibald's timeless wisdom reminds us that collaboration and mentorship are key to conservation success. 🌏
Dr. George Archibald's timeless wisdom reminds us that collaboration and mentorship are key to conservation success. 🌏
🔬Breakthrough: AI satellite surveys reveal Serengeti wildebeest numbers may be half what we thought – fewer than 600k via 1.3M estimated since the 1970s.
Oxford researchers used deep learning to count every animal across 4K square km from space.
Oxford researchers used deep learning to count every animal across 4K square km from space.
AI satellite survey challenges long-standing estimates of Serengeti
A pioneering study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with international partners has applied AI for the first time to count the Great Wildebeest Migration from satellite images.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
🔬Breakthrough: AI satellite surveys reveal Serengeti wildebeest numbers may be half what we thought – fewer than 600k via 1.3M estimated since the 1970s.
Oxford researchers used deep learning to count every animal across 4K square km from space.
Oxford researchers used deep learning to count every animal across 4K square km from space.
Meet a Hero | Sept. 27, 10am ✨
Meet world-renowned conservation scientists & researchers saving endangered species across the globe!
📍Indy Zoo, Dolphin Pavilion
🎟️ Free for members | included in reg. admission
Meet world-renowned conservation scientists & researchers saving endangered species across the globe!
📍Indy Zoo, Dolphin Pavilion
🎟️ Free for members | included in reg. admission
September 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Meet a Hero | Sept. 27, 10am ✨
Meet world-renowned conservation scientists & researchers saving endangered species across the globe!
📍Indy Zoo, Dolphin Pavilion
🎟️ Free for members | included in reg. admission
Meet world-renowned conservation scientists & researchers saving endangered species across the globe!
📍Indy Zoo, Dolphin Pavilion
🎟️ Free for members | included in reg. admission
✨SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: Madagascar Pochard 🦆
The world's rarest duck! Once thought extinct, Prize Winner Dr. Lily & his team rediscovered in 2006. From 22 birds to successful reintroduction - this is what conservation success looks like!
The world's rarest duck! Once thought extinct, Prize Winner Dr. Lily & his team rediscovered in 2006. From 22 birds to successful reintroduction - this is what conservation success looks like!
September 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
✨SPECIES SPOTLIGHT: Madagascar Pochard 🦆
The world's rarest duck! Once thought extinct, Prize Winner Dr. Lily & his team rediscovered in 2006. From 22 birds to successful reintroduction - this is what conservation success looks like!
The world's rarest duck! Once thought extinct, Prize Winner Dr. Lily & his team rediscovered in 2006. From 22 birds to successful reintroduction - this is what conservation success looks like!
Join us for the Michael I. Crowther Conservation Forum at the Indy Art Center—an inspiring discussion on wildlife conservation & how our champions are making a difference. 🌏 💫
🔗 Click the link for more info: bit.ly/460Cewb
🔗 Click the link for more info: bit.ly/460Cewb
September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Join us for the Michael I. Crowther Conservation Forum at the Indy Art Center—an inspiring discussion on wildlife conservation & how our champions are making a difference. 🌏 💫
🔗 Click the link for more info: bit.ly/460Cewb
🔗 Click the link for more info: bit.ly/460Cewb
DeHaan Finalist Dr. Gerardo Ceballos's leadership of Mexico's National Alliance for Jaguar Conservation has delivered extraordinary results:
📈 30% pop. increase
🔢 From ~4,000 to 5,326 magnificent cats
🌟 Global model for big cat conservation
🤝Innovative community partnerships
bit.ly/4610s84
📈 30% pop. increase
🔢 From ~4,000 to 5,326 magnificent cats
🌟 Global model for big cat conservation
🤝Innovative community partnerships
bit.ly/4610s84
September 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
DeHaan Finalist Dr. Gerardo Ceballos's leadership of Mexico's National Alliance for Jaguar Conservation has delivered extraordinary results:
📈 30% pop. increase
🔢 From ~4,000 to 5,326 magnificent cats
🌟 Global model for big cat conservation
🤝Innovative community partnerships
bit.ly/4610s84
📈 30% pop. increase
🔢 From ~4,000 to 5,326 magnificent cats
🌟 Global model for big cat conservation
🤝Innovative community partnerships
bit.ly/4610s84
It's #NationalWildlifeDay! From saving sea turtles to protecting big cats, the Prize champions are the real-life superheroes working to preserve biodiversity for future generations.
Every creature, no matter how small, plays a vital role in our planet's delicate ecosystem. 🌏 🦁 🦧
Every creature, no matter how small, plays a vital role in our planet's delicate ecosystem. 🌏 🦁 🦧
September 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It's #NationalWildlifeDay! From saving sea turtles to protecting big cats, the Prize champions are the real-life superheroes working to preserve biodiversity for future generations.
Every creature, no matter how small, plays a vital role in our planet's delicate ecosystem. 🌏 🦁 🦧
Every creature, no matter how small, plays a vital role in our planet's delicate ecosystem. 🌏 🦁 🦧
Hear from 2025 Prize Winner, Dr. Lily, on what this prestigious honor means to him.
‼️Reminder: 2027 Indy Prize Entries are open until Feb. 26 ➡️ bit.ly/4n6AkR3
‼️Reminder: 2027 Indy Prize Entries are open until Feb. 26 ➡️ bit.ly/4n6AkR3
September 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hear from 2025 Prize Winner, Dr. Lily, on what this prestigious honor means to him.
‼️Reminder: 2027 Indy Prize Entries are open until Feb. 26 ➡️ bit.ly/4n6AkR3
‼️Reminder: 2027 Indy Prize Entries are open until Feb. 26 ➡️ bit.ly/4n6AkR3
#InternationalPrimateDay reminds us that our closest relatives need our strongest defenders. 🐵
The Prize celebrates conservation heroes who turn the tide for endangered primates worldwide. From mountain gorillas to lemurs, every species saved is a victory for our planet's future.
The Prize celebrates conservation heroes who turn the tide for endangered primates worldwide. From mountain gorillas to lemurs, every species saved is a victory for our planet's future.
September 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#InternationalPrimateDay reminds us that our closest relatives need our strongest defenders. 🐵
The Prize celebrates conservation heroes who turn the tide for endangered primates worldwide. From mountain gorillas to lemurs, every species saved is a victory for our planet's future.
The Prize celebrates conservation heroes who turn the tide for endangered primates worldwide. From mountain gorillas to lemurs, every species saved is a victory for our planet's future.
🌏"True conservation success must include people as a primary factor." – Dr. Rob Shumaker
For 20 years, the Prize has empowered communities, enlightened minds, and engaged hearts in the fight for our planet. The impact? A global movement proving that people are the solution.
For 20 years, the Prize has empowered communities, enlightened minds, and engaged hearts in the fight for our planet. The impact? A global movement proving that people are the solution.
August 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🌏"True conservation success must include people as a primary factor." – Dr. Rob Shumaker
For 20 years, the Prize has empowered communities, enlightened minds, and engaged hearts in the fight for our planet. The impact? A global movement proving that people are the solution.
For 20 years, the Prize has empowered communities, enlightened minds, and engaged hearts in the fight for our planet. The impact? A global movement proving that people are the solution.