The following are the 2012 Award Recipients from the August 27, 2012 Awards Ceremony that was held in Syracuse, New York.

<h4>2012 Conservation Prize</h4>
<img src="[homeurl]/wp-content/uploads/SaveNatureOrg.jpg" alt="SaveNatureOrg" width="100" class="alignleft" /> SaveNature.Org
<strong>Website:</strong> <a href="http://savenature.org/" title="SaveNature.Org" target="_blank">www.savenature.org</a>

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<li>Taking a leadership role in saving biodiversity. </li>
<li>Creating conservation partnerships with a call to action.  </li>
<li>Saving threatened and endangered tropical rainforest, wild ocean and desert habitat in-situ.  </li>
<li>Conservation commitment that inspires the public to save nature. </li>
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<h6>SaveNature.Org Conservation Prize Recipients 1993 - 2011 </h6>
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<li>1993 San Francisco Zoo, Greater Bay Area Chapter AAZK, Denver Zoological Gardens, Natl. Aquarium in Baltimore 
<li>1994 Lowry Park Zoo, Suncoast Chapter AAZK </li>
<li>1995 Utah’s Hogle Zoo and Utah Chapter of AAZK</li> 
<li>1996 Milwaukee County Zoo & Milwaukee Chapter AAZK </li>
<li>1997 Woodland Park Zoo and Puget Sound Chapter AAZK </li>
<li>1998 San Diego Chapter AAZK and Greater Kansas City Chapter AAZK and </li>
<li>1999 Kansas City Zoological Gardens </li>
<li>1999 John Ball Zoo and ZooKeepers at the John Ball Zoo </li>
<li>2000 Tulsa Zoo </li>
<li>2001 El Paso Zoo </li>
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<li>2002 Lake Superior Zoo and Northern Lights Chapter of AAZK </li>
<li>2003 Seneca Park Zoo </li>
<li>2004 Great Plains Zoo and Robin Shewokis </li>
<li>2005 North Carolina Zoological Park, North Carolina Zoological Society and North Carolina Chapter AAZK </li>
<li>2006 Central Florida Zoo </li>
<li>2007 Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium </li>
<li>2008 Minnesota Zoo AAZK Chapter and Zoo </li>
<li>2009 Jenkinson’s Aquarium </li>
<li>2010 Roosevelt Park Zoo </li>
<li>2011 Happy Hollow Zoo</li>
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<h6>Wine for the Wild</h6>
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<h6>Svengoolie for the Wild</h6> 
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<h6>Fun-Raising for the Wild</h6>
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<h6>Swim for the Wild</h6> 
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<h6>Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica</h6>
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<p align="center">Saving 375,000 terrestrial species in the wild 
65% of Costa Rican species. 2.5% of the world</p>
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<h6>Congratulations</h6>
Congratulations to the 2012 SaveNature.Org Conservation Prize<em> Lincoln Park American Association of Zoo Keepers</em>
<p align="center"><img src="[homeurl]/wp-content/uploads/Lincoln-Park.jpg" alt="Lincoln Park American Association of Zoo Keepers" width="311" height="186" class="alignnone" /></p>

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<h4>Certificate of Appreciation</h4>
<p align="center"><img src="[homeurl]/wp-content/uploads/Lincoln-Park-cert.jpg" alt="Certificate of Appreciation" width="243" height="186" class="alignnone" /> <img src="[homeurl]/wp-content/uploads/Certificate-of-Appreciation.jpg" alt="Certificate-of-Appreciation" width="231" height="186" class="alignnone" /> <img src="[homeurl]/wp-content/uploads/robin-shewokis.jpg" alt="Robin Shewokis" width="243" height="186" class="alignnone" /></p>

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<h4>Certificate of Recognition</h4>
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<h4>Certificate of Merit in Conservation Award</h4>
<em>No nominees this year</em>

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<h4>Mazuri Animal Nutrition Award</h4>
<em>No nominees this year</em>

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<h4>Certificate of excellence in exhibit design Renovation</h4>
<em>No nominees this year</em>

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<h4>Certificate of Merit For Zoo Keeper Education</h4>
<em>No nominees this year</em>

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<h4>Lee Houts Excellence in Enrichment Award</h4>
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<h4>Jean M. Hromadka Excellence in Animal Care Award</h4>
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<h4>Lutz Ruhe Meritorious Achievement AAZK Professional of the Year Award</h4>
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<h4>Lifetime Achievement Award</h4>
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<h4>Chapter of the Year Award</h4>
For extraordinary initiative and support of the American Association of Zoo Keepers and its’ worldwide membership, for the Chapter’s commitment to conservation and helping to fulfill the vision of animal care professionals.
<strong>Battle Creek AAZK Chapter</strong>
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