Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos unveil $200 million mission to save 100 endangered species

Wildlife conservation often depends on projects that begin with strong local knowledge but struggle to secure funding beyond a few years. Around the world, many endangered animals survive because of small organisations working with limited staff, modest budgets and long-term commitment rather than high-profile attention. While those efforts have prevented extinctions in some places, they have rarely been supported on a scale that allows recovery programmes to expand. A newly announced international initiative is attempting to change that approach by directing significant financial backing towards species already facing an uncertain future, to support conservation over many years rather than through short-lived campaigns.Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos launch $200 million Phoenix Species ProjectAs reported by AP News, a new conservation programme known as the Phoenix Species Project has been launched with a commitment of 200 million US dollars to support the recovery of 100 of the world's most threatened species.The initiative is being led by Re:wild, the conservation organisation co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio, together with the Bezos Earth Fund, chaired by Jeff Bezos. According ...