莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥旗下的Re:wild基金会与杰夫·贝佐斯的贝佐斯地球基金联合推出"凤凰物种项目"，承诺投入2亿美元用于拯救全球100个最濒危物种。[1]该项目被称为历史上首个专门用于恢复极度濒危物种的最大单一基金。[1]
项目涉及的物种包括金冠狐猴、山核桃峡谷绿色蝾螈、马来穿山甲、维桑猪、科苏梅尔收获鼠、粉色陆鬣蜥、薄饼陆龟、星夜小丑蛙和阿滕伯勒长喙针鼹等。[1]这一合作源于2021年迪卡普里奥和Re:wild首席执行官韦斯·塞克雷斯特与贝佐斯及其妻子劳伦·桑切斯·贝佐斯的一次会面。[1]
Leonardo DiCaprio's Re:wild foundation and Jeff Bezos's Bezos Earth Fund have jointly unveiled the Phoenix Species Project, committing $200 million to save 100 of the globe's most threatened species [1]. Announced on Tuesday, the initiative represents the largest single fund ever dedicated exclusively to restoring critically endangered species [1].
The project will focus on a diverse range of wildlife including lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, endemic pig species, and echidnas [1]. Among the specific species targeted are the golden crowned lemur, Hickory Creek green salamander, Visayan warty pig, Cozumel harvest mouse, pink iguana, Malay pangolin, pancake tortoise, starry night poison frog, and Attenborough's long-beaked echidna [1]. The collaboration traces its origins to a 2021 meeting between DiCaprio, Re:wild Chief Executive Officer Wes Sechrest, Bezos, and his wife Lauren Sánchez Bezos [1].