The Indianapolis Zoo has awarded a $1 million grant to Ecuadorian conservation group Fundación Jocotoco to save a newly discovered hummingbird from the brink of extinction. The Indianapolis Zoo created the $1 million Saving Species Challenge with the specific goal of saving a single species from extinction. The blue-throated starfish rescue plan was chosen by a panel of international animal conservation experts. A total of 52 submissions were received from 46 countries.