Dolpo conservationist awarded

Kantipur Report

DOLPA, April 22 – World Wild Fund (WWF) Nepal has presented this year’s Abraham Conservation Award to Tashi Gyaltsen Lama of Saldang VDC-9, Dolpa.

Lama was awarded in recognition to his works in the conservation of wildlife and their habitat.

Lama has long been working for the conservation of forest and wildlife, especially the endangered snow leopard.

He was awarded with certificate along with a purse of Rs. 25,000.

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Dr. Charudutt Mishra, Snow Leopard Trust Science and Conservation Director, awarded the 2009 Khoshoo Memorial Award in Conservation

SLN Member and Snow Leopard Trust Science and Conservation Director Dr. Charudutt Mishra was recently recognized for his excellence in conservation work by the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (ATREE) in India. He was awarded the 2009 Khoshoo Memorial Award in Conservation, peer-level recognition of his achievements named after Dr. Triloki Nath Khoshoo, the first Secretary for the Department of Environment in the government of India.

Congratulations! For more information on this prestigious award, please see: http://www.atree.org/tnk_ma_08.html