Big Money for Species on the Brink | Virginia Beach News

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re:wild and Jeff Bezos’s Earth Fund are teaming up to launch the Phoenix Species Project, pouring $200 million into saving 100 of Earth’s most endangered animals—from lemurs and pangolins to rare pigs and echidnas. Born from a 2021 meeting between the two leaders and their partners, the initiative partners with Indigenous communities to scale underfunded conservation efforts, giving species like Madagascar’s golden-crowned sifaka, North Carolina’s elusive salamander, and Attenborough’s echidna a fighting chance. This unprecedented global effort signals a major shift: big names are now mobilizing resources to reverse extinction before it’s too late. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/6b0fb3c231ab5903