Conservation leader to get Getty Prize

Conservation leader to get Getty Prize

BALI: Conservationist Haji Masdjuni, the regent of Berau, East
Kalimantan, will receive the prestigious J. Paul Getty Wildlife
Conservation Prize for his achievement in sea turtle protection.

The prize will be presented during the World Wide Fund for
Nature Indonesia's Turtle Night 2004 charity dinner at the Garuda
Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Jimbaran, Bali, on Friday.

Haji Masdjuni is among five conservationist from five
countries who will receive awards.

Established in l974 by the late J. Paul Getty, the prize
recognizes conservation excellence and innovation by individuals
and groups. Previous winners include famed British
conservationist Sir Peter Scott, pioneering chimpanzee researcher
Dr. Jane Goodal and the Charles Darwin Foundation. -- JP