TOFT WILDLIFE AWARDS 2010 SHORTLIST
Released Monday 6th September
The TOFT Awards committee is delighted to announce the shortlist of nominee’s for the first TOFT Wildlife Tourism Awards 2010.
These nominee’s will now go forward to the TOFT Awards Judging Panel, chaired by Mike Panday, to choose both a winner and a runner up, which will be announced at the Award ceremony and dinner on the evening of the 30th September 2010.
The nominees cover six separate categories and are listed below:
The John Wakefield Memorial Award for most Inspirational Eco Lodge of the Year 2010
Sponsored by Polar Quest of Sweden
Shortlist
| Camp Forktail |
Corbett - Utteranchal |
| Baghvan |
Panna - MP |
| Chitvan |
Kanha - MP |
| Skay’s Camp |
Bandhavgarh - MP |
| Treehouse Hideaway |
Bandhavgarh - MP |
| Shergarh Tented Camp |
Kanha - MP |
| Khem Vilas |
Ranthambhore - Rajasthan |
| Kanha Jungle Lodge |
Kanha - MP |
| Tiger Trails |
Taroba – Maharashtra |
| Singinawa |
Kanha - MP |
The Billy Arjun Singh Memorial Award for best Wildlife Guide of the Year 2010
Sponsored by Greaves Travel of UK, US & India
Shortlist
| Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi |
Bandhavgarh, MP |
| Vinod Ayam |
Kanha, MP |
| Nirankar Singh Yadav |
Corbett, Utteranchal |
| Mujibur Rehman (Salim Ali) |
Ranthambhore, Rajasthan |
| Vipal Jain |
Ranthambhore, Rajasthan |
| Ajay Bhavre |
Pench, MP |
| Kaushal Kishore Rai |
Panna, MP |
Lodge Naturalist of the Year 2010
Sponsored by Abercrombie & Kent India
Shortlist
| Kartikeya Singh Chauhan |
Mahua Kothi, Bandhavgarh, MP |
| Sukra Kumal |
Ken River Lodge, Panna, MP |
| Jagat Narain Chaturvedi |
Tiger’s Den Resort, Bandhavgarh,MP |
| Basil Lloyd Johannes |
Kabini River Lodge, Nagarhole,Karnataka |
| Vibhas Shrivastava |
Chitvan Lodge, Kanha, MP |
Wildlife Promotion Company of the Year 2010
Shortlist
| Dynamic Tours |
| Royal Expeditions |
| Travelinn |
| Banyan Tours |
| India Safari & Tours |
Wildlife and Tourism Initiative of the Year 2010
Sponsored by Steppes Discovery of the UK
| Help Tourism |
North East and Bengal |
| Mangalajodi Ecotourism Project |
Orissa |
| Action & Research for Conservation in Himalayas |
Uttaranchal |
| Cauvery Fishing Lodges |
Nagarhole, Karnataka |
Wildlife Tourism Community Initiative of the Year 2010
Sponsored by The Blue Yonder of Bangalaru
| Corbett Foundation |
Corbett, Utterakhand |
| Village Ways |
Binsar WLS, Utterakhand |
| Eaglenest, Kaati Trust |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Visitor Friendly Wildlife Destination of the Year 2010
To be confirmed on the night of the Awards.