Jeff Bezos and Leonardo DiCaprio put $200 million behind 100 endangered species across 30 countries. The list includes rare lemurs and pangolins to a ‘living fossil’ echidna

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio is putting $200 million behind some of the world’s most threatened animals, with the ambitious goal of helping 100 species recover across 30 countries.

The Phoenix Species Project, announced on Tuesday by the Bezos Earth Fund and Re:wild, is being described by the organizations as the largest single fund in history dedicated exclusively to recovering critically endangered species.