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# Celebs Get Ugly for Wilderness Campaign
- URL: https://celebritykind.ghost.io/celebs-get-ugly-for-wilderness-campaign-2/
- Published: 2018-06-22T02:19:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T04:14:20.000Z
- Author: Nehal Dalgliesh
- Tags: Kindness, Cate Blanchett, Dan Wyllie, Ecosystems, Joel Edgerton, Rosario Dawson, Samara Weaving, Teresa Palmer, Wilderness, #Migrated-1790726633553, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-09-30 00:04

> Hollywood stars are *getting their ugly on* and it's all for a good cause! Full video below:

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Cate Blanchett as the Australian Mary River Turtle and Rosario Dawson as the Ethmia Clytodoxa Moth in The Wilderness Society's #SaveUgly campaign.

**Cate Blanchett, Rosario Dawson** and **Joel Edgerton** are part of [**The Wilderness Society's #SaveUgly** ](https://www.wilderness.org.au/?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)campaign, starring in a short musical comedy about all those creatures that don't get any attention. The ones that aren't cute, cuddly or well-known, but are still important to our ecosystem. The ones that happen to be either gross or ugly or both.

There's the ugly, brown moth - Ethmia Clytodoxa Moth to be accurate - played by **Rosario Dawson** who dances and sings her way around her other ugly mates. The endangered Australian Mary River turtle (which breathes through its *genitals*) voiced by **Cate Blanchett**. The ugly ghost shark (which has a *penis* on its *forehead*) played by **Joel Edgerton**. **Teresa Palmer**, **Samara Weaving** and **Dan Wyllie** also feature as aesthetically-challenged creatures in the three-minute video directed by **Zoe Bell.**

The overriding message is pretty clear: We should be supporting *them* because they are supporting *us*. We need them to clean our air and water, improve our soil and so much more. *"The role they play in keeping this world alive and healthy is indispensable,"* explains **Rosario Dawson.** *"The ugly truth is, if we don’t support them, none of us will survive."*

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Rosario Dawson starring in the #SaveUgly video clip (Photo via The Wilderness Society)

*"For decades, conservation efforts have favoured the more attractive aspects of nature - cute pandas, cuddly koalas, "* explains **Rob Beamish**, National Creative and Communications Director at The Wilderness Society. *"While species like these need our support, it's time we direct our attention to the many other - albeit, less charismatic - elements of our ecosystem."*

It's like a naughty version of the Muppets - clever, educational and guaranteed to make you laugh out loud. Maybe a little bizarre, but you will most certainly leave your screening thinking *HEY, why aren't I supporting these creatures too?* 

Check out the full video below, and if you'd like to learn more about **The Wilderness Society**, you can go [**HERE.**](https://www.wilderness.org.au/?ref=celebritykind.ghost.io)