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Indianapolis Prize Announces Ten Finalists for New Award Recognizing Emerging Conservationists

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials from the Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading award for animal conservation, today named ten Finalists for the newly created Emerging Conservationist Award. The Winner will be awarded $50,000 to advance their work to protect species.

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  • INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Officials from the Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading award for animal conservation, today named ten Finalists for the newly created Emerging Conservationist Award.
  • The inaugural Emerging Conservationist Award Winner will be announced in April 2023 and will be recognized at the 2023 Indianapolis Prize Gala presentedby Cummins Inc. in downtown Indianapolis on Sept. 30, 2023.
  • The Indianapolis Prize recognizes the world's leading conservationists whose work provides future generations with replicable and actionable conservation practices.
  • The Finalists of the 2023 Emerging Conservationist Award include:
    Alejandro Arteaga (Tropical Herping, Ecuador) Alejandro Arteaga is a biologist, conservationist and wildlife photographer.