Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species
Summary
Foundations led by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have started the Phoenix Species Project with $200 million to save 100 of the world’s most endangered animals. The project focuses on protecting species threatened by climate change and habitat loss, working with local communities and experts.Key Facts
- Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund are funding the project.
- The project is the largest-ever fund dedicated solely to saving critically endangered species.
- It aims to help animals like the golden-crowned sifaka (a lemur), Malayan pangolin, and pink land iguana.
- Efforts involve cooperation with local governments, environmental groups, and Indigenous peoples.
- The project supports ongoing smaller conservation efforts to make them sustainable.
- Some animals targeted are found only in specific places, like the Hickory Nut Gorge salamander in North Carolina.
- The initiative also honors naturalist David Attenborough by including Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna.
- The project was born from discussions starting in 2021 between DiCaprio, Bezos, and conservation experts.
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