Scientists call for greater focus on conserving whole ecosystems instead of charismatic species

Scientists call for greater focus on conserving whole ecosystems instead of charismatic species

Conservation programs are often too focused on a single charismatic species, Hai-Tao Shi at Hainan Normal University in China and colleagues warn in a perspective article publishing December 2nd in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.

We need to focus less on charismatic species and more on where they li