Prince William makes emotional plea ahead of new book
Prince William has issued a heart-warming and inspiring plea in light of a new book about conservation.
The Duke of Cambridge, 36, has dedicated a large portion of his time to help conserve rhinos, elephants and other endangered species targeted and impacted by illegal trade in wildlife.
His public work has been particularly focused on the protection of wildlife species, and in a thoughtful plea, the Prince has written about the importance of protecting these special creatures.
In the book, the 37-year-old Duke wrote about his passion for preserving the existence of elephants in an emotional foreword for a new book titled The Last Elephants.
“I’m not prepared to be part of a generation that lets these iconic species disappear and have to explain to our children why we lost this battle when we had the tools to win it,” he wrote ahead of the book’s release.
Furthermore, the Prince heartbreakingly points out that elephants are heading towards “extinction at the hands of poachers, criminal” gangs and traffickers.
The royal member also added: “At the current pace of illegal poaching, when Charlotte turns 25 the African elephant could be gone from the wild.”
The book, set to release in April, celebrates the magnificent lives of elephants and focuses on the worrying fact their existence is dwindling.
Over 1 million elephants roamed Africa in 1982 when the Prince was born and today, just 350,000 remain.
He also added the crisis does not just surround animals, but endangered families as well.
“It is families in the world’s most vulnerable regions who suffer when two rangers a week are killed on the frontline of this fight,” the Duke wrote.
“It is fragile democratic systems in many nations that are at risk from the source of war violence and corruption that the illegal wildlife trade funds and fuels.”
Prince William is the president of United for Wildlife, an organisation which forms coalitions of campaigning groups to fight for the lives of endangered species.