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Leonardo DiCaprio pledges millions to ocean conservation efforts
Written by . Published: June 18 2014
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged $7 million over the next two years to ocean conservation efforts.
The Wolf of Wall Street star spoke at a State Department conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (17Jun14), when he revealed he would donate the money through his Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation.
He said, "Before I wanted to become an actor, I dreamt of becoming
a marine biologist.
"This isn't simply an exercise in wildlife conservation. If we
don't do something to save the ocean now, it won't be just the
sharks and the dolphins that suffer. It will be our children and
our grandchildren."
The pledge comes months after he donated $3 million to ocean
conservation organization Oceana in February (14).