Founder-Director of the Bangalore-based
Asian Elephant Research and Conservation Centre Professor Raman Sukumar has won the
Whitley Golden award, the
most prestigious international award in the field of environment conservation.
Raman Sukumar has been given the award for his efforts to save endangered Asian elephants.
Sukumar received the award popularly known as the "
Green Oscar" along with a cash prize of £50,000 from
Princess Anne at the
Royal Geographical Society in London on Thursday.