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  "id": 141748,
  "title": "Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Set $200 Million Fund to Recover Endangered Species",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/leonardo-dicaprio-jeff-bezos-and-lauren-sanchez-bezos-set-200-million",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T17:55:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/news/leonardo-dicaprio-jeff-bezos-project-endangered-species-1236827629/"
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  "summary": "Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re:wild and the Bezos Earth Fund have launched the Phoenix Species Project, an initiative dedicated to recovering endangered species. The project will provide support to recover 100 species facing imminent extinction, spanning mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, invertebrates and plants from 30 countries in habitats ranging from oceans to volcanic plains. The…",
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Bezos Earth Fund, Re:wild launch $200 million drive to save species from extinction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bezos-earth-fund-re-wild-launch-200-million-drive-to-save-species",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:07:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos lead $200M project to save 100 of globe’s most threatened species",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/leonardo-dicaprio-and-jeff-bezos-lead-200m-project-to-save-100-of",
        "published": "2026-08-04T10:23:01.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos Are Teaming to Save Endangered Species With $200M Initiative",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/leonardo-dicaprio-and-jeff-bezos-are-teaming-to-save-endangered",
        "published": "2026-08-04T13:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Bezos, Leonardo DiCaprio set up $200 million wildlife fund to save species on brink of extinction",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/bezos-leonardo-dicaprio-set-up-200-million-wildlife-fund-to-save",
        "published": "2026-08-05T00:44:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos Invest $200 Million in New Endangered Species Project",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/leonardo-dicaprio-and-jeff-bezos-invest-200-million-in-new-endangered",
        "published": "2026-08-06T17:58:58.000Z"
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