# @leonardodicaprio on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/COA2MIEFRHq
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11775367-leonardodicaprio-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/c9f90763a0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-04-23T15:18:30.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Leonardo DiCaprio (@leonardodicaprio) — https://gondola.cc/leonardodicaprio

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A virunganationalpark update from global_wildlife_conservation: Virunga, Africa’s oldest National Park builds peace through conservation in a war-torn region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇨🇩 (DRC). As the continent’s most biologically diverse protected area, it is home to more than 🌿 2,000 plant species, 🐦 706 bird species, and 🦍 218 mammal species. It is one of 16,000 Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs), as it is of global importance to the planet’s overall health and the persistence of biodiversity.⁠
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The past year has been an especially challenging year for Virunga’s wildlife, wildlands, and their guardians. The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in a deficit in funding for protected areas around the world, due to a halt in ecotourism. And 6 Vriunga rangers lost their lives in an attack in January.⁠
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🤝 We are rewilding Virunga with the EuropeanCommission and VirungaNationalPark, to restore the park’s ecosystems with a focus on great apes, and by building on the Virunga Alliance Program to create more than 100,000 jobs that draw people out of the armed militia and into productive society.⁠
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🤔 Are you ready to rewild Virunga with us? With the help of LeonardoDiCaprio and EmersonCollective, and with substantial support from the European Commission, The Virunga Fund is using 100% of its donations to provide urgent support and protection for our partners on the ground. Follow our link in global_wildlife_conservation’s bio to donate. Your donation as low as $8 can help support Virunga’s rangers.⁠
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#endangeredwildlife #endangeredspecies #saveourspecies #savingourspecies

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