Henry Cavill: Conservation Ambassador
The man of steel. However, he has recently become best known for his role as Gerald of Rivia on the Netflix series The Wicther .
Despite his well-known artistic side, the actor has a great interest in the world of wildlife conservation, since – as he himself comments in several interviews – since he was a child he has felt an affinity for all animals. Although his favorites are gorillas.
When not in front of the cameras, Henry Cavill collaborates with non-governmental organizations such as the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
The Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
as the first World Conference on the Breeding of Endangered Species in Captivity.
The Durrell organization, of which Henry Cavill is an ambassador,
Henry Cavill and the #doitforDurrell challenge
The Durrell Foundation runs other initiatives to raise money for the cause. Among these activities, we find the Durrel Challenge, which consists of a challenging 13-kilometer race. The last edition took place in 2019.
40 celebrities appeared at the race , including Henry Cavill, as the organization’s ambassador. This year, the Durrell challenge has been postponed until September due to the pandemic that plagues the world, COVID-19.
Like Henry, we can, through association, sponsor an endangered animal. In 2014, Henry sponsored a fruit bat, which he named Ben.
Together, this acclaimed actor takes small actions or, in other words, does his bit to help save the planet. In addition, with his way of acting, he encourages his fans to do the same.
Celebrities are good allies for causes
Undoubtedly, the most positive thing about the work of public figures like Henry Cavill is that they help pro-conservation actions, associations or activist groups for Animal Rights reach a larger public and join forces.
Beyond the fact of donating resources, economic, technological or of another nature, they lend their figure and their voice to make known to the world what is happening, what can be done about it and, of course, the actions they already carry out the people who dedicate their lives to
and the fight for climate change. And in addition to the example of Henry Cavill, we have fi
