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The awareness week will begin on February 9, when the Prince of
Wales and the Duke of Cambridge will release a joint video message
where they will be seen discussing the shocking rise in the trade
of illegal wildlife in the last ten years, which has seen them
become more determined to eradicate it.
Three days later, on February 12, Prince William will attend two
solo engagements attending the United for Wildlife Symposium at the
Zoological Society London, before being guest of of honour at a
reception at the National History Musuem, which is being hosted by
the UK Government to mark the London Conference on Illegal Wildlife
Trade.
A day later, the first and second-in-line will come together to
attend the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, which
will take place at Lancaster House.
Both Prince Charles and Prince William have continued to use their
position to highlight the cause and last year William spoke
candidly during an ITV documentary about how close
conservation is to his heart.
“Seeing a badly injured animal such as a rhino, seeing its horn,
it’s come, for me, to symbolise human greed,” he said.
“I feel a real protective instinct, also now probably more so now
that I am a father, which is why I’m getting quite emotional about
it.”
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