Primatologists Get Award for Environmental Work
The 1997 Tyler Prizes for Environmental Achievement will go to primatologists Jane Goodall, Birute Galdikas and George Schaller.
Goodall, director of the Jane Goodall Institute, was honored for her pioneering studies on chimpanzees, while Galdikas, president of the Orangutan Foundation International, was cited for her seminal studies on orangutans. Schaller, of Wildlife Conservation International, is known for his field studies of gorillas, tigers, lions, snow leopards and pandas.
The three recipients of the Tyler Prize, administered by USC, will share a cash award of $150,000 and each will receive a gold medallion.
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