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Bezos, DiCaprio Want to Save Some Critters From Extinction
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Key Points:
- The Phoenix Species Project, a $200 million initiative led by Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund, aims to recover 100 critically endangered species worldwide.
- The project will support multi-year conservation efforts in 30 countries, collaborating with Indigenous communities, scientists, and conservation groups, with progress updates made publicly available.
- Target species include diverse animals and plants such as Madagascar's golden-crowned sifaka, the Visayan warty pig from the Philippines, and the pink land iguana from the Galápagos Islands.
- The initiative seeks to provide sustained funding and technical support to bolster smaller, existing conservation programs, enhancing their capacity to prevent extinctions.
- DiCaprio emphasizes that protecting these species also safeguards vital ecosystems like forests, wetlands, and oceans, highlighting the broader environmental benefits of the project.
