Follow the Prize On Twitter

It is the case not only with the first three recipients of the Indianapolis Prize, but with all the nominees over the past six years, that animal conservationists are often not accessible via the standard communications tools.  They are far flung, each pursuing a mission of studying some of the rarest animals on earth in some of the remotest places on earth.  From a conservation standpoint, that is the really exciting part of their work – to be there, on the ground, doing something directly to save lives and habitat.

The Indianapolis Prize Twitter feed features a long list of the most outstanding animal conservationists in the world “tweeting” for a period of time from wherever they are, doing whatever they do to save animals.  They include not only nominees for the Indianapolis Prize, but other conservationists with whom the Indianapolis Zoo staff have had the privilege of working.

You can start now – the process is simple.  If you’re new to Twitter, it’s easy to create an account.  Just go to www.twitter.com and sign up.  Click the Find People tab and type IndplsPrize in the search box.  Once IndplsPrize appears, click on the icon that looks like a person to start following.  You can also “retweet” information to others, so the word can spread exponentially.