Leonardo DiCaprio pledges $43m to restore the Galápagos Islands

Environmentalist actor, with other conservation groups, aims to rewild the entire archipelago and other Pacific islands in Latin AmericaLeonardo DiCaprio has announced a $43m (?30.4m) pledge to enact sweeping conservation operations across the Galápagos Islands, with his social media accounts taken over by a wildlife veterinarian and island restoration specialist.The initiative, in partnership with Re:wild, an organisation founded this year by a group of renowned conservation scientists and DiCaprio, the Galápagos National Park Directorate, Island Conservation, and local communities, aims to rewild the entire Galápagos Islands, as well as all of Latin America's Pacific archipelagos. Continue reading...