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DiCaprio and Bezos Fund Species Rescue | Washington DC News
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have teamed up to launch the Phoenix Species Project, a $200 million conservation initiative aimed at saving 100 of Earth’s most endangered animals. Backed by Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund, the project targets species like the Visayan warty pig and Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, offering critical funding to reverse extinction threats driven by habitat loss and climate change. This unprecedented investment empowers conservation groups operating on shoestring budgets, turning their vital work into scalable impact. The effort stems from 2021 talks between…
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