Indianapolis Prize officials have announced the cohort of finalists for the 2025 Emerging Conservationist Award, which recognizes early career efforts to save wildlife species around the world. Finalists for 2025 Indianapolis Prize:Helping protect parrots, manatees, jaguars and moreWho are the 2025 Emerging Conservationist finalists? Aristide Takoukam Kamla — African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization, CameroonKamla, a marine wildlife ecologist dedicated to African manatee conservation, founded the African Marine Manatee Conservation Organization in 2024. Under his leadership, the non-profit has become Embaka, a formally registered local conservation organization with 1,900 members. Two years ago, he was named a 2023 Indianapolis Prize Emerging Conservationist Finalist.

Source: Forbes October 17, 2024 15:22 UTC