Project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos aims to save 100 critically endangered species

A venture backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos is aiming to save 100 global species that are on the brink of extinction. The Phoenix Species Project, launched on Tuesday, is a collaboration ...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos Invest $200 Million in New Endangered Species Project

Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild and Jeff Bezos' Bezos Earth Fund have launched this week the Phoenix Species Project, a new ...
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25 most endangered species on Earth: a call to action

The planet is losing species at a rate that should alarm every one of us. Scientists estimate that today’s extinction rate runs 100 to 1,000 times faster than the natural background rate — a crisis ...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos team up to save endangered species

Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to ...

100 Animals and Plants Just Got Some Much-Needed Help

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled species back from the brink of ...
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Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost

Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the ...