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Prince William has spoken about animal conservation in an interview with ITV's Mark Austin.
Britain's Duke of Cambridge believes the world has five years to save the rhino.
The 33-year-old royal insists there is not much time left to prevent the 'incredible' creatures from going into extinction.
Prince William on ITV.
He shared: 'In the next five to ten years if there's not a massive change, a dramatic change, in the way we appreciate and protect these iconic species in Africa, there won't be these incredible animals there, which not only is obviously sad for future generations but I think it would be incredibly devastating for humanity itself when we have sat back and we have lost something we have been responsible for.
'If we haven't achieved something in the next five to ten years then it will be almost impossible to do anything after that. Because the numbers will be so depleted the damage will be done so badly and clearly the demand won't have been halted.'
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Meanwhile, Prince William also spoke about the involvement of his children in wildlife conservation.
'I’d definitely like to see George and Charlotte in Africa,' he said.
'They’d have a wonderful time and I can see George being a bit of a bum sometimes out in the conservation world with his bangles and his sandals. But I think I’d love them to be interested in the subject and pursue the same sort of ideas and aims that I am.'
Prince William and Prince George. Photo: Getty Images.
He then stressed the importance of tackling the issue of poaching, and warned that time is running out.
'If we allow current trends to continue, there will be no African elephants or rhinos left in the wild by the time my daughter Charlotte reaches her 25th birthday.'
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