HESC on Indianapolis prize nomination

Lente Roode of the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre has been nominated for the Indianapolis Prize, which is awarded by the Indianapolis Zoo in recognition of those who work to protect and preserve endangered animal species around the globe.

Owner of HESC, Lente Roode. Photo: Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre.

Every two years, nominations of deserving individuals for the Indianapolis Prize are accepted.

From those nominations, a group of conservation experts from around the world act as the Nominating Committee and select six finalists.

A second group of conservation experts, aided by representatives from the Indianapolis Zoo and the city of Indianapolis, carefully review the work of the six finalists and select the winner of the Prize.

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Six finalists and a winner will be nominated and honored at a gala September 29, 2018.