"He said - made" - it's about Prince William. Not long ago, a young father left the Air Force to carry out its many "royal duties", often come with Catherine and baby George, and, most importantly, devote as much time to his longtime passion - wildlife protection. And the first news about the activities of the Prince did not take long - William, along with his old friend, the eminent ex-soccer player David Beckham and former basketball player Yao Ming became participants of a large-scale project to combat the illegal sale of wildlife.
Start of the campaign will be public information campaign featuring the star trio. This Thursday in a London studio Will, David and Yao participated in the filming of the video on the problems of illegal sale of wildlife products, including such popular on the black market ivory and rhino horn. It is reported that the video will be broadcast around the world as part of a larger campaign fund Wild Aid and the Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife - King's Fund, operating under the patronage of princes William and Harry.
WildAid Executive Director Peter Knight met Prince by William in May this year at a major conference on the protection of wildlife:
We discussed the need to stop the illegal trade in wild animals and the Prince proposed to involve Davila Beckham.
David, in turn, be happy accepted the offer to participate in such a significant fact:
When I found out about the current level of poaching in Africa, I immediately agreed to take part in this campaign.
also reported that Prince William will take the post of President the new organization United for Wildlife, which will bring together seven of the largest and most influential international funds and organizations concerned with the preservation of wildlife.
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