{
  "id": 135253,
  "title": "This $200M project funded by Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio aims to save Earth’s most threatened species",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/this-200m-project-funded-by-jeff-bezos-and-leonardo-dicaprio-aims-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-04T14:05:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
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    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91584807/this-200m-project-by-jeff-bezos-and-leonardo-dicaprio-aims-to-save-earths-most-threatened-species"
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  "account": "Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have combined forces to launch a $200 million initiative, the Phoenix Species Project, aimed at safeguarding Earth's most endangered species. The ambitious endeavor, spearheaded by DiCaprio's Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund, marks the largest single fund in history devoted to reviving critically endangered creatures. The project identifies 100 animal species from across the globe, such as the Madagascar golden-crowned sifaka, North Carolina's Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, the Visayan warty pig from the Philippines, and the Cozumel harvest mouse on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Other recipients include the Galápagos pink land iguana, Malaysia's pangolin, Tanzania's pancake tortoise, and the Colombia-endemic starry night harlequin toad. The project seeks to provide long-term financial support and technical resources to enhance the conservation efforts of smaller, ongoing initiatives, ensuring the survival of species threatened by climate change and habitat loss.",
  "summary": "Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas. DiCaprio’s Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund are leading the Phoenix Species Project, the groups announced Tuesday. They call it the largest single fund in…",
  "key_points": [
    "Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos launch $200M Phoenix Species Project",
    "Initiative aims to save 100 endangered species globally",
    "Project funds long-term conservation efforts for threatened species"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cnn-dives-into-how-elon-musk-and-jeff-bezos-are-backing-nasas-race-to",
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        "outlet": "Scientific American",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/project-backed-by-leonardo-dicaprio-and-jeff-bezos-aims-to-save-100",
        "published": "2026-08-04T15:00:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "VnExpress International",
        "title": "Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save world's 100 most threatened species",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/leonardo-dicaprio-jeff-bezos-lead-200m-project-to-save-worlds-100",
        "published": "2026-08-05T07:19:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Leo DiCaprio teams with Jeff and Lauren Sanchez Bezos on $200 million plan to save 100 endangered species",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/leo-dicaprio-teams-with-jeff-and-lauren-sanchez-bezos-on-200-million",
        "published": "2026-08-05T13:01:58.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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