The Indianapolis Zoo has announced the 44 nominees for the 2025 Indianapolis Prize dedicated to recognizing successful animal conservation efforts.
The six DeHaan finalists will be selected from the nominees from a jury. The winner will be celebrated next year at the Indianapolis Prize Gala on Sept. 27, 2025.
The finalists are:
- Raju Achara Sharma
- Anastazia T. Banaszak
- Joel Berger
- Sheila A. Bolin
- Christopher Buttermore
- Alberto Alves Campos
- Juan Carlos Cantu Guzman
- Nataly Castelblanco-Martinez
- Topiltzin Contreras-MacBeath
- Lisa Dabek
- Sharon L. Deem
- Purnima Devi Barman
- Sebastian Di Martino
- Amy Dickman
- Karen L. Eckert
- Ehab Eid
- Josephine Ekiru
- Birute Mary Galdikas
- Axel Hochkirch
- Lisa Hywood
- Rodney Jackson
- David Johnson
- Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka
- Lucy Keith-Diagne
- Laly Lichtenfeld
- Laurie Marker
- Roderic Mast
- Gabriela Mastromonaco
- Charudutt Mishra
- Tilo Nadler
- Citrakasih Nente
- Petronel Nieuwoudt
- Julie Packard
- Peter Praschag
- Lily-Arison Rene de Roland
- Maureen Riley
- Colin Simpfendorfer
- Ian Singleton
- Tara Stoinski
- Bibhab Kumar Talukdar
- Alvaro Jose Velasco Barbieri
- Lee James Taylor White
- Kerri Wolter
- Zhou Jinfeng
To learn more about each nominees’ accolades, visit indianapoliszoo.com/prize/awards/prize-winners-and-finalists/nominees.
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