Fish and Wildlife Service Grantee Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize

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Fish and Wildlife Service Grantee Wins Prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize
On April 11, 2011, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service grantee and long-time partner Raoul du Toit was named to receive the internationally recognized Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa.

Each year, the Goldman Foundation selects six environmental heroes, one representing each of the six inhabited continental regions of the earth: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. The honor recognizes individuals for sustained and significant efforts to protect and enhance the natural environment, often at great personal risk.

Each winner receives an award of $150,000, the largest international award for grassroots environmentalists. The Goldman Prize views