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Bo Derek is special envoy for wildlife trafficking

Actress Bo Derek on Friday was appointed as special envoy of the Secretary of State for Wildlife Trafficking Issues.

DNA Web Team

Updated : Nov 19, 2013, 11:17 PM IST

WASHINGTON: Actress Bo Derek on Friday was appointed as special envoy of the Secretary of State for Wildlife Trafficking Issues.

Derek, best known for her role in the 1979 feature film 10, appeared at a ceremony at the United States State Department and said she was honored to accept such a "daunting" role and to do her part to help save the environment.

"I know my participation in this is going to be small compared to people actively working in the field, but I might be able to help with public awareness," said Derek, dressed in a black pant suit and white shirt.

She said she will be working with a coalition that is trying stop the illegal trafficking of wildlife, a soaring market worth $10 billion a year.

"The Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking will help educate people around the world that their quality of life is diminished, not improved, by purchasing endangered and threatened wildlife products," the 49-year-old actress, a staunch Republican, said.

CAWT is a global coalition the US government is seeking to build to focus public and political attention on the problem of wildlife trafficking. Among the organizations that have joined this coalition are WildAid, Save the Tiger Fund and the Smithsonian Institution.

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