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Prince William spoke at a meeting of leading conservationists in London to draw attention
to the fight against the illegal wildlife trade. The Duke has been criticised for joining
in on a hunt just the day before he launched the United for Wildlife campaign with Prince Charles.
The forces that are currently destroying some of the world's endangered species are sophisticated
and powerful, but this week we are seeing the creation of an equally powerful alliance
coming together to help fight them.
The commitments set out today will begin to address the challenges of protection, enforcement
and demand reduction. We will use our combined resources to ensure they succeed.
But ours is not an exclusive partnership. It is my hope that you will all become part
of United for Wildlife in a global alliance to stop illegal wildlife trafficking. Thank you.
United for Wildlife has brought together seven wildlife charities to try to stop endangered
animals being hunted to extinction.