American Humane Association

FOUNDED IN 1877, AMERICAN HUMANE ASSOCIATION, DBA AMERICAN HUMANE - FIRST TO SERVE (AMERICAN HUMANE) IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY, WELFARE AND WELL-BEING OF ANIMALS. OUR LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS ARE FIRST TO SERVE IN PROMOTING AND NURTURING THE BONDS BETWEEN ANIMALS AND HUMANS.

AMERICAN HUMANE HOLLYWOODAMERICAN HUMANE'S "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WAS AND IS THE FIRST TO SERVE IN THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN FILM AND TELEVISION, SAFEGUARDING MILLIONS OF ANIMALS ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTIONS WORLDWIDE FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS. SINCE 1940, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF ANIMAL WELFARE IN FILMED ENTERTAINMENT. WE ARE THE ONLY INDUSTRY-SANCTIONED ORGANIZATION WITH OVERSIGHT OF ANIMALS IN FILMED PRODUCTION AND THE SOLE ENTITY TO AWARD THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED END-CREDIT CERTIFICATION TO PRODUCTIONS THAT MEET OUR RIGOROUS STANDARD OF CARE.THE PURPOSE OF THE NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS TO HELP ENSURE THAT FILM PRODUCTIONS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" KEEPING ANIMALS SAFE ON SETS, WHICH ALSO RESULTS IN GREATER SAFETY FOR HUMAN ACTORS. THE PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALLY:WORKS TO PROTECT ANIMALS USED IN FILM, TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, NO MATTER WHERE FILMING OCCURS, DURING THE PRODUCTION AND ON SET.EDUCATES AND INFORMS FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL MEDIA COMMUNITY.VERIFIES AMERICAN HUMANE'S GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE USE OF ANIMALS IN FILMED MEDIA WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED CERTIFIED ANIMAL SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES, MANY OF WHOM ARE VETERINARIANS.

AMERICAN HUMANE HOLLYWOODAMERICAN HUMANE'S "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WAS AND IS THE FIRST TO SERVE IN THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN FILM AND TELEVISION, SAFEGUARDING MILLIONS OF ANIMALS ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PRODUCTIONS WORLDWIDE FOR MORE THAN 80 YEARS. SINCE 1940, OUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF ANIMAL WELFARE IN FILMED ENTERTAINMENT. WE ARE THE ONLY INDUSTRY-SANCTIONED ORGANIZATION WITH OVERSIGHT OF ANIMALS IN FILMED PRODUCTION AND THE SOLE ENTITY TO AWARD THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED END-CREDIT CERTIFICATION TO PRODUCTIONS THAT MEET OUR RIGOROUS STANDARD OF CARE.THE PURPOSE OF THE NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS TO HELP ENSURE THAT FILM PRODUCTIONS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" KEEPING ANIMALS SAFE ON SETS, WHICH ALSO RESULTS IN GREATER SAFETY FOR HUMAN ACTORS. THE PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALLY:WORKS TO PROTECT ANIMALS USED IN FILM, TELEVISION AND COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION, NO MATTER WHERE FILMING OCCURS, DURING THE PRODUCTION AND ON SET.EDUCATES AND INFORMS FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMAL ACTORS IN THE GLOBAL MEDIA COMMUNITY.VERIFIES AMERICAN HUMANE'S GUIDELINES FOR THE SAFE USE OF ANIMALS IN FILMED MEDIA WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED CERTIFIED ANIMAL SAFETY REPRESENTATIVES, MANY OF WHOM ARE VETERINARIANS.

AMERICAN HUMANE FARM ANIMAL PROGRAMAMERICAN HUMANE BELIEVES PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR FOOD PREFERENCE AND FIND HUMANELY RAISED DAIRY, MEAT, AND EGG PRODUCTS.AMERICAN HUMANE FARM ANIMAL PROGRAM WAS - AND IS - THE FIRST TO SERVE IN THE PROTECTION OF FARM ANIMALS. OUR AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED FARM ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS THE OLDEST, LARGEST, AND FASTEST-GROWING AUDITING AND CERTIFICATION EFFORT IN THE COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS VITAL PROGRAM IS TO HELP IMPROVE AND VERIFY THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS ON FARMS AND RANCHES UTILIZING EVIDENCE AND SCIENCE-BASED WELFARE STANDARDS, AND TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE AND BENEFITS OF THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF FARM ANIMALS.THIS PROGRAM CERTIFIES THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF MORE ANIMALS IN FOOD PRODUCTION THAN ANY OTHER AND HAS EXPANDED INTO SOUTH AMERICA. FARM ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS. THIRD-PARTY AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, AND ARE BASED ON OBJECTIVE, MEASURABLE, SCIENCE-BASED CRITERIA. THE PROGRAM COVERS THOUSANDS OF FARMS AND RANCHES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL IS NOW FOUND ON MANY PRODUCTS IN GROCERY STORES, INCLUDING DAIRY, CHICKEN, TURKEY, PORK, DUCKS, AND EGGS.

AMERICAN HUMANE FARM ANIMAL PROGRAMAMERICAN HUMANE BELIEVES PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THEIR FOOD PREFERENCE AND FIND HUMANELY RAISED DAIRY, MEAT, AND EGG PRODUCTS.AMERICAN HUMANE FARM ANIMAL PROGRAM WAS - AND IS - THE FIRST TO SERVE IN THE PROTECTION OF FARM ANIMALS. OUR AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED FARM ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IS THE OLDEST, LARGEST, AND FASTEST-GROWING AUDITING AND CERTIFICATION EFFORT IN THE COUNTRY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS VITAL PROGRAM IS TO HELP IMPROVE AND VERIFY THE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS ON FARMS AND RANCHES UTILIZING EVIDENCE AND SCIENCE-BASED WELFARE STANDARDS, AND TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE AND BENEFITS OF THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF FARM ANIMALS.THIS PROGRAM CERTIFIES THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF MORE ANIMALS IN FOOD PRODUCTION THAN ANY OTHER AND HAS EXPANDED INTO SOUTH AMERICA. FARM ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS. THIRD-PARTY AUDITS ARE CONDUCTED ANNUALLY BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, AND ARE BASED ON OBJECTIVE, MEASURABLE, SCIENCE-BASED CRITERIA. THE PROGRAM COVERS THOUSANDS OF FARMS AND RANCHES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL IS NOW FOUND ON MANY PRODUCTS IN GROCERY STORES, INCLUDING DAIRY, CHICKEN, TURKEY, PORK, DUCKS, AND EGGS.

AMERICAN HUMANE CONSERVATION IN THE FACE OF WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE CALLING A "SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION" WITH SPECIES DISAPPEARING AT AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE, ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ARE PLAYING AN OUTSIZED ROLE IN PRESERVING THE VITAL WEB OF LIFE ON EARTH. TO ELEVATE STANDARDS AND SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THOSE WHO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS, AMERICAN HUMANE DEVELOPED THE FIRST-EVER INDEPENDENT, GLOBAL, AND SCIENCE-BASED HUMANE CERTIFICATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO HELPING ENSURE THE WELFARE AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF THE ANIMALS IN THE WORLD'S ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, AND CONSERVATION CENTERS. ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS.FEWER THAN THREE PERCENT OF ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE ARE ACCREDITED. WHILE INDUSTRY-AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS OFFER PROGRAMS FOR BROAD ACCREDITATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES, AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION EFFORT SOLELY DEVOTED TO THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, AND OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED PROGRAM OFFERS THREE LEVELS OF TRANSPARENT AND CREDIBLE ASSURANCE: UNIQUELY QUALIFIED, TRUSTED HUMANE ORGANIZATION: AMERICAN HUMANE IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CERTIFIER OF ANIMAL WELFARE, PROTECTING MORE THAN 1 BILLION ANIMALS AROUND THE GLOBE WITH THE MOST RECOGNIZED, CREDIBLE, AND RESPECTED HUMANE PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FARM ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND THE HISTORIC "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" FILM CERTIFICATION. COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY TOP EXPERTS: THE PROGRAM IS BUILT ON COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE CRITERIA INFORMED BY AN UNMATCHED, INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MADE UP OF HIGHLY RESPECTED EXPERTS IN ANIMAL WELFARE, ANIMAL SCIENCE, BEHAVIOR, AND ANIMAL ETHICS. INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION: IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RIGOROUS WELFARE MEASURES ARE VERIFIED BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS WITH EXTENSIVE ZOOLOGICAL EXPERTISE IN ANIMAL SCIENCE AND WELFARE.WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE REMARKABLE AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS WITH WHOM WE SHARE THE EARTH: HELPING PROTECT SPECIES IN ZOOLOGICAL SETTINGS WORLDWIDE: AMERICAN HUMANE ADVANCES THE WELFARE AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF NEARLY 400,000 ANIMALS AT 69 LEADING ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES AROUND THE WORLD. FEWER THAN ONE PERCENT OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS HAVE EARNED OUR PRESTIGIOUS HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL OF APPROVAL.GLOBAL EXPANSION: MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD ARE LINING UP TO BECOME AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED AND WE NOW CERTIFY MAJOR ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES IN THE U.S AND DOZENS OF COUNTRIES IN NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, EUROPE, AND ASIA INCLUDING THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.AWARD-WINNING CONSERVATION FILM LAUNCHED: TO COUNTER THE" SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION" NOW TAKING PLACE AND RALLY A NEW GENERATION OF ADVOCATES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF EARTH'S PRECIOUS ANIMALS, AMERICAN HUMANE CREATED ITS FIRST DOCUMENTARY FILM, "ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION," NARRATED BY OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS DAME HELEN MIRREN. THE FILM IS GALVANIZING ANIMAL LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD AND WAS NAME THE "BEST ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY" OF 2020 AT DOC LA AND IS PLAYED IN THEATERS AROUND THE WORLD. "ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION II" IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION FOR RELEASE IN 2024. RAISED PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR HUMANE CONSERVATION: HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND NATIONAL TV AND RADIO PSAS ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS IN CONSERVATION. HONORING THE HEROES OF GLOBAL ANIMAL CONSERVATION: WOLFGANG KIESSLING INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SPECIES CONSERVATIONAMERICAN HUMANE KNOWS THAT THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ANIMALS ON EARTH ARE MORE VITAL THAN EVER AS ARE THE SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS AND ADVOCATES WHO DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO THESE EFFORTS. TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THOSE WHO ACHIEVE SIGNICANT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION PRACTICE, THEORY, AND RESEARCH, AMERICAN HUMANE, THE COUNTRY'S FIRST AND MOST EXPERIENCED NATIONAL HUMANE ORGANIZATION, LAUNCHED THE WOLFGANG KIESSLING INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION (THE PRIZE).THIS BIENNIAL AWARD WAS CREATED IN HONOR OF WOLFGANG F. KIESSLING, THE FOUNDER OF LORO PARQUE AND GLOBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. AFTER AN APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS FROM A TEAM MADE UP OF GLOBAL LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION, THE PRIZE IS AWARDED TO ONE CONSERVATIONIST WHO HAS MADE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON SPECIES CONSERVATION. THE INAUGURAL WINNER OF THE PRIZE WAS PROF. JON PAUL RODRIGUEZ, CHAIR OF THE SPECIES SURVIVAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE. THE SECOND WINNER IS ANOTHER GLOBAL FORCE FOR ANIMALS AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 IN WASHINGTON, DC.

AMERICAN HUMANE CONSERVATION IN THE FACE OF WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE CALLING A "SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION" WITH SPECIES DISAPPEARING AT AN UNPRECEDENTED RATE, ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ARE PLAYING AN OUTSIZED ROLE IN PRESERVING THE VITAL WEB OF LIFE ON EARTH. TO ELEVATE STANDARDS AND SHINE A SPOTLIGHT ON THOSE WHO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS, AMERICAN HUMANE DEVELOPED THE FIRST-EVER INDEPENDENT, GLOBAL, AND SCIENCE-BASED HUMANE CERTIFICATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO HELPING ENSURE THE WELFARE AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF THE ANIMALS IN THE WORLD'S ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, AND CONSERVATION CENTERS. ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS ARE REGULARLY REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM'S SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERTS, VETERINARIANS, AND ETHICISTS.FEWER THAN THREE PERCENT OF ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE ARE ACCREDITED. WHILE INDUSTRY-AFFILIATED ASSOCIATIONS OFFER PROGRAMS FOR BROAD ACCREDITATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES, AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED IS THE ONLY INDEPENDENT, THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION EFFORT SOLELY DEVOTED TO THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS IN ZOOS, AQUARIUMS, AND OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. THE AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED PROGRAM OFFERS THREE LEVELS OF TRANSPARENT AND CREDIBLE ASSURANCE: UNIQUELY QUALIFIED, TRUSTED HUMANE ORGANIZATION: AMERICAN HUMANE IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST CERTIFIER OF ANIMAL WELFARE, PROTECTING MORE THAN 1 BILLION ANIMALS AROUND THE GLOBE WITH THE MOST RECOGNIZED, CREDIBLE, AND RESPECTED HUMANE PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE THE WORLD'S LARGEST FARM ANIMAL WELFARE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM AND THE HISTORIC "NO ANIMALS WERE HARMED" FILM CERTIFICATION. COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY TOP EXPERTS: THE PROGRAM IS BUILT ON COMPREHENSIVE WELFARE CRITERIA INFORMED BY AN UNMATCHED, INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE MADE UP OF HIGHLY RESPECTED EXPERTS IN ANIMAL WELFARE, ANIMAL SCIENCE, BEHAVIOR, AND ANIMAL ETHICS. INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION: IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE RIGOROUS WELFARE MEASURES ARE VERIFIED BY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS WITH EXTENSIVE ZOOLOGICAL EXPERTISE IN ANIMAL SCIENCE AND WELFARE.WE ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE REMARKABLE AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS WITH WHOM WE SHARE THE EARTH: HELPING PROTECT SPECIES IN ZOOLOGICAL SETTINGS WORLDWIDE: AMERICAN HUMANE ADVANCES THE WELFARE AND HUMANE TREATMENT OF NEARLY 400,000 ANIMALS AT 69 LEADING ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES AROUND THE WORLD. FEWER THAN ONE PERCENT OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS HAVE EARNED OUR PRESTIGIOUS HUMANE CERTIFIED SEAL OF APPROVAL.GLOBAL EXPANSION: MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE WORLD ARE LINING UP TO BECOME AMERICAN HUMANE CERTIFIED AND WE NOW CERTIFY MAJOR ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES IN THE U.S AND DOZENS OF COUNTRIES IN NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, THE CARIBBEAN, EUROPE, AND ASIA INCLUDING THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST.AWARD-WINNING CONSERVATION FILM LAUNCHED: TO COUNTER THE" SIXTH MASS EXTINCTION" NOW TAKING PLACE AND RALLY A NEW GENERATION OF ADVOCATES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF EARTH'S PRECIOUS ANIMALS, AMERICAN HUMANE CREATED ITS FIRST DOCUMENTARY FILM, "ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION," NARRATED BY OSCAR-WINNING ACTRESS DAME HELEN MIRREN. THE FILM IS GALVANIZING ANIMAL LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD AND WAS NAME THE "BEST ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY" OF 2020 AT DOC LA AND IS PLAYED IN THEATERS AROUND THE WORLD. "ESCAPE FROM EXTINCTION II" IS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION FOR RELEASE IN 2024. RAISED PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR HUMANE CONSERVATION: HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REACHED THROUGH OUR EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS AND NATIONAL TV AND RADIO PSAS ABOUT THE VITAL ROLE OF ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS IN CONSERVATION. HONORING THE HEROES OF GLOBAL ANIMAL CONSERVATION: WOLFGANG KIESSLING INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SPECIES CONSERVATIONAMERICAN HUMANE KNOWS THAT THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE ANIMALS ON EARTH ARE MORE VITAL THAN EVER AS ARE THE SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS AND ADVOCATES WHO DEVOTE THEIR LIVES TO THESE EFFORTS. TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THOSE WHO ACHIEVE SIGNICANT POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION PRACTICE, THEORY, AND RESEARCH, AMERICAN HUMANE, THE COUNTRY'S FIRST AND MOST EXPERIENCED NATIONAL HUMANE ORGANIZATION, LAUNCHED THE WOLFGANG KIESSLING INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR SPECIES CONSERVATION (THE PRIZE).THIS BIENNIAL AWARD WAS CREATED IN HONOR OF WOLFGANG F. KIESSLING, THE FOUNDER OF LORO PARQUE AND GLOBALLY ACKNOWLEDGED LEADER IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION. AFTER AN APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS FROM A TEAM MADE UP OF GLOBAL LEADERS IN THE FIELD OF CONSERVATION, THE PRIZE IS AWARDED TO ONE CONSERVATIONIST WHO HAS MADE A MEASURABLE IMPACT ON SPECIES CONSERVATION. THE INAUGURAL WINNER OF THE PRIZE WAS PROF. JON PAUL RODRIGUEZ, CHAIR OF THE SPECIES SURVIVAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE. THE SECOND WINNER IS ANOTHER GLOBAL FORCE FOR ANIMALS AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPTEMBER 13, 2023 IN WASHINGTON, DC.