Conservation award honours slain philanthropist Glen Davis 10 years after death
TORONTO — A new $10,000 conservation award named after the slain philanthropist Glen Davis aims to honour his contribution to Canada on the 10th anniversary of his death.
The World Wildlife Fund’s Canadian chapter and the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society say the Glen Davis Conservation Leadership Prize, to be awarded in May, is meant to preserve the Toronto businessman’s legacy.
Davis was the leading supporter of WWF-Canada’s endangered spaces campaign from 1989 to 2000, which led to the creation of more than 1,000 new nature reserves, parks and wilderness areas.
He was also a strong supporter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, particularly through its local chapters.