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Dant\u00e9 Fenolio is all about hands-on conservation work. Credit: Courtesy Photo \/ San Antonio Zoo<\/p>\nDant\u00e9 Fenolio is all about hands-on conservation work. Credit: Courtesy Photo \/ San Antonio Zoo<\/p>\n
San Antonio Zoo conservationist Dant\u00e9 Fenolio has been named a finalist for the esteemed Wolfgang Kiessling International Prize for Species Conservation \u2014\u00a0for the fourth time.<\/p>\n
The annual award is presented to individuals whose work protects species, restores habitats and reinforces the role zoos and aquariums have in conservation.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s nominees are spread across 30 countries and six continents, showing its competitive nature and the significance of Fenolio\u2019s work as vice president for the San Antonio Zoo\u2019s Center for Conservation & Research.<\/p>\n
Fenolio\u2019s career spans 30 years across multiple groundbreaking achievements in species recovery and community conservation, according to Zoo officials. Notably, he developed the first breeding protocol for the Georgia Blind Salamander and the Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander.<\/p>\n
Alongside this, Fenolio founded the San Antonio Zoo\u2019s Project Selva initiative, which works with Indigenous communities in the Amazon to protect rainforest habitats.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be named a four-time finalist for this international prize speaks to the life-changing impact of Fenolio\u2019s efforts,\u201d San Antonio Zoo President and CEO Tim Morrow said in a statement. \u201cHis vision not only protects species and ecosystems but also inspires others to take action for our planet\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n
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