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Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) announce the winners of its 2018 WHC Awards at the WHC Conversation Conference, held November 13-14 in Baltimore. The WHC Awards honor excellence in corporate conservation; recipients include both national and international companies across a variety of industry sectors. This year's top awards, signifying leadership in conservation, were won by DTE Energy, Exelon and General Motors (GM) Recognizing corporate conservation is at the heart of our organization, and it is exemplified by the work of DTE Energy, Exelon, GM, and all of our award winners said Margaret Gorman, President, WHC. These outstanding projects and programs are prime examples of the positive influence and impact that corporate conservation can have on biodiversity, local communities and employees. DTE Energy received the 2018 Corporate Conservation Leadership Award. The Corporate Conservation Leadership Award honors one company's overall achievement in conservation efforts and signifies an exemplary level of corporate commitment to biodiversity and conservation education, and meaningful alignments with global conservation objectives. The Employee Engagement Award, given to Exelon, recognizes a company's involvement in conservation through the sheer force of its employee teams who participate in its habitat and conservation education activities. Exelon also received the following Project Awards: Bats Project Award (Exelon Criterion Wind); Integrated Vegetation Management Award (Exelon, PECO Conservation Rights-of-Way); and Land Conservation Agreements Award (Exelon Criterion Wind). About Wildlife Habitat Council Wildlife Habitat Council partners with corporations, fellow conservation organizations, government agencies and community members to empower and recognize wildlife habitat and conservation education programs. Our members are environmental leaders at local, national and global levels, voluntarily managing their lands to support sustainable ecosystems and the communities that surround them. Since 1988, WHC has certified more than 1,000 habitat and education programs worldwide; WHC Conservation Certification programs can be found in 48 states and 25 countries. To learn more, visit www.wildlifehc.org or follow @WildlifeHC on Twitter. For More Information Monica Keller | Wildlife Habitat Council | 240.247.0930