Conservationist Vivek Menon Awarded Clark Bavin Award 2019
- Conservationist Vivek Menon, head of Wildlife Trust of India, has been awarded the prestigious Clark R Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Award for the year 2019 on August 20 in Geneva.
- Menon is the founder, trustee, executive director and CEO of the Delhi-based conservation non-profit Wildlife Trust of India.
- He was presented the award by Ivonne Higuero, the secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) during the ongoing 18th meeting of Conference of Parties to CITES in Geneva, Switzerland to be held from 17-28 August 2019.
- The Bavin award is instituted by the US based Animal Welfare Institute for wildlife law enforcement officers, law enforcement agencies, agency administrators, criminal investigators, forensic scientists, attorneys, informants, and others who have gone beyond the call of duty and demonstrated a commitment and dedication to combating wildlife crime.