UN Honours Cricket Legend Shane Warne With Conservation Grant

People gather around the statue of Shane Warne before the state memorial service for the former Australian cricketer Shane Warne at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne, Australia, on March 30, 2022. Aaron Franic/AFP via Getty Images

Australian cricket great Shane Warne’s legacy will live on beyond his sporting achievements, with his animal conservation work for the United Nations to be honoured with a new grant.

At a state memorial service in Melbourne on Wednesday, Andrea Egan from the UN Development Programme revealed Warne joined its wildlife fund, Lion’s Share, in 2021.