Uganda, Oct. 26 -- Dr Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, a Ugandan Wildlife veterinary officer and protector of critically endangered mountain gorillas in East Africa has been nominated for Indianapolis Prize, one of the World's leading animals Conservation award.

Dr Kalema-Zikusoka, the founder of Conservation Through Public Health Uganda, is a renowned veterinary doctor in her work to promote conservation by cultivating an understanding of how humans and wildlife can coexist in protected areas in Africa.

She founded Conservation Through Public Health, an organization promoting biodiversity conservation through enabling the communities and wildlife to coexist by improving people's health and livelihoods in and around Africa's protected areas.

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