- Tiger expert K. Ullas Karanth (age 71 years) honored with the George Schaller Lifetime Award for his contribution to the field of conservation.
- The George Schaller Lifetime Award is instituted by Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), New York.
- It is named after WCS’s Dr. George Schaller, is one of the greatest wildlife scientists and conservationists.
- List of Awards he received:
i) Sierra Club International EarthCare Award (2006),
ii) J. Paul Getty Award, and Sanctuary Asia Lifetime Achievement Award (2007),
iii) Karnataka Government’s Rajyothsava Award (2010)
iv) Padma Shri (2012), etc.
Published On : 11 Nov 2019
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