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Turtle Conservation Appreciation Awards

Turtle Conservation Appreciation Awards
General Honorees: 2006 – 2019
Pritchard Lifetime Achievement Honorees: 2020 – 2025

 

2025 – 26th Award – 18th Pritchard Award
David E. Collins
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Captive Care and Propagation of Turtles at US Zoos and Aquaria
and Championing the Process of Repatriating Confiscated Turtles

 

2025 – 25th Award – 17th Pritchard Award
A. Ross Kiester
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Turtle and Tortoise Studies and Advancing Global Turtle Conservation Efforts

 

2025 – 24th Award – 16th Pritchard Award
Tint Lwin
Myanmar

 

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Veterinary Care of Burmese Star Tortoises and Roofed Turtles
at Zoos and Captive Breeding Centers in Myanmar

 

2025 – 23rd Award – 15th Pritchard Award
John L. Carr
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Studies of Alligator Snapping Turtles and Latin American Wood Turtles
and for Mentoring Many Students

 

2024 – 22nd Award – 14th Pritchard Award
Herilala J.A.R. Randriamahazo
Madagascar

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Conservation Efforts for Tortoises in Madagascar, Especially the Radiated Tortoise,
and for your Leadership Role in TSA Madagascar

 

2024 – 21st Award – 13th Pritchard Award
Patricia A. Koval
Canada

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Turtle Conservation Efforts Through Your Governance Leadership of Turtle Survival Alliance,
and Your Transformational Support of its Turtle Survival Center

 

2024 – 20th Award – 12th Pritchard Award
Elliott R. Jacobson
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Turtle Veterinary Work and Research and Your
Seminal Publications on Reptile Medicine and Pathology

 

2024 – 19th Award – 11th Pritchard Award
Terry E. Graham
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Ecology Studies and Conservation of New England Turtles,
Notably the Plymouth Red-bellied Turtle and its Headstarting Efforts

 

2023 – 18th Award – 10th Pritchard Award
Elmar Meier
Germany

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Captive Breeding and Conservation of Rare and Endangered Asian Turtles
Especially Asian Box Turtles on the Brink of Extinction

 

2023 – 17th Award – 9th Pritchard Award
Earl E. Possardt
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Turtle Conservation Efforts Through Transformative Funding Programs
by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

 

2023 – 16th Award – 8th Pritchard Award
R. Bruce Bury
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Turtle Ecology Studies on Western Pond Turtles and Conservation Efforts for Desert Tortoises
and Your Role in Editing the Journal Herpetological Conservation and Biology

 

2023 – 15th Award – 7th Pritchard Award
C. Kenneth Dodd, Jr.
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Turtle Ecology Studies and Conservation Efforts for Mud Turtles and Box Turtles
and Your Seminal Work in the U.S. Office of Endangered Species

 

2022 – 14th Award – 6th Pritchard Award
Robert T. Zappalorti
USA

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to
Turtle Ecology Studies and Conservation Efforts for Bog Turtles
(download Turtle Survival magazine article)

 

2022 – 13th Award – 5th Pritchard Award
Ronald J. Brooks
Canada

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For Your Outstanding Long-Term Contributions to Education and
Turtle Ecology Studies and Turtle Conservation Efforts in Canada
(download Turtle Survival magazine article)

 

2021 – 12th Award – 4th Pritchard Award
Don Moll
USA

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For Your Outstanding Contributions to Education
and the Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises
(download Turtle Survival magazine article)

 

2021 – 11th Award – 3rd Pritchard Award
Bonnie Raphael
USA

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For Your Outstanding Contributions to
Global Turtle Conservation through Veterinary Medicine
(download Turtle Survival magazine article)

 

2020 – 10th Award – 2nd Pritchard Award
Linda J. Cayot
USA / Ecuador

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For Your Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to the Conservation
and Management of Galápagos Tortoises and their Habitats
(download Turtle Survival magazine article)

 

2020 – 9th Award – 1st Pritchard Award
John Cann
Australia

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For Your Outstanding Contributions to Turtle and Tortoise Conservation
in Australia and New Guinea Through Your Beautifully Illustrated
and Highly Informative Natural History Turtle Books
(download Turtle Survival magazine article)

 

2019 – 8th Award
Olga V. Castaño-Mora
Colombia

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For Your Outstanding Contributions to Turtle Conservation
and Education in Colombia

 

2019 – 7th Award
Kristin H. Berry
USA

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For Your Outstanding Contributions to Desert Tortoise Conservation
Through your Work at U.S. Geological Survey and the Desert Tortoise Council

 

2018 – 6th Award
Bruce J. Weissgold
USA

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For Your Outstanding Contributions to Turtle Conservation Through your Work at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and with CITES, and Working Alongside the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
to Safeguard Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles from Detrimental Trade

 

2017 – 5th Award
Justin D. Congdon
USA

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For Your Career-Long Contributions to Ecological Studies of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises,
and For Your Ground-Breaking Work on the Conservation Relevance of
Life-History Traits and Survivorship on Turtle Population Declines and Recovery

 

2016 – 4th Award
Ian Swingland
United Kingdom

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For Your Major Lifelong Contributions to the Conservation and Biology of Turtles and Tortoises,
and in Honor and Appreciation of Your Founding Chairmanship of the IUCN Tortoise Specialist Group
and Founding Co-Chairmanship of the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group

 

2016 – 3rd Award
Peter C.H. Pritchard
United Kingdom / USA

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For Your Major Lifelong Contributions to the Conservation and Biology of Turtles and Tortoises,
and in Honor and Appreciation of Your Inspirational Writings and Leadership and Commitment to the
Global Chelonian Conservation Community and Turtle Enthusiasts Everywhere,
Including Your Celebrated and Iconic Chelonian Research Institute

2010 – 2nd Award
Bern W. Tryon
USA

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For Significant Contributions to the Conservation and Restoration of the Southern Bog Turtle,
and in Honor and Appreciation of Commitment to Turtle and Tortoise Conservation

2006 – 1st Award
Hugh R. Quinn
USA

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In Recognition of Your Commitment and Dedication to Global Turtle Conservation,
and in Appreciation of Your Years of Service to the Turtle Survival Alliance,
the IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, and the Turtle Conservation Fund