Writer, broadcaster and avid tweeter praises holistic approach of Fauna and Flora International as he joins as vice-president

The planet's most endangered wildlife and plants could be about to benefit from the Twitter effect that powered the Iranian oppositon and forced the Daily Mail to remove advertising from a controversial column.

Yesterday Stephen Fry, the British actor, writer and tweeter with 1m followers, was elected vice-president to the conservation group Fauna and Flora International (FFI), which campaigns to protect threatened species and their habitats.

Fry has tweeted previously about FFI's work and presented the BBC series Last Chance to See about endangered animals ...

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