Indianapolis Prize

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The Indianapolis Prize, the world's leading award for animal conservation, is an award given every other year to an individual who has made significant strides in conservation efforts involving an animal species or multiple animal species.

1 The prize
2 Recipients
3 2008
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] The prize

The biennial $100,000 award represents the largest individual monetary award for animal conservation in the world and is given as an unrestricted gift to the chosen honoree. The Indianapolis Prize was established by the Indianapolis Zoo in 2006 as a significant component of its mission to inspire local and global communities to celebrate, protect, and preserve our natural world through conservation, education and research. This biennial award brings the world’s attention to the cause of animal conservation and the brave, talented and dedicated men and women who spend their lives saving the Earth’s endangered animal species.

The Indianapolis Prize is one part of a broad-based conservation initiative being undertaken by the Indianapolis Zoo. The Eli Lilly and Company Foundation has taken the first step by pledging startup funding for the Indianapolis Prize, and in addition to the $100,000 cash, the winner receives the Lilly Medal.

[edit] Recipients

2006 George W. Archibald^[1]^[2]
2008 George B. Schaller^[3]

[edit] 2008

The Honorary Co-Chairs for the 2008 Prize include Jane Alexander, actress and activist; Harrison Ford, actor and environmentalist; Carl Hiaasen, journalist and novelist; Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana; Roger Sant, Chairman Emeritas of AES Corporation; and, Sidney Taurel, Chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company.