Conservation efforts analysis reveals which actions are most helpful for endangered species status (IMAGE)

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Conservation efforts analysis reveals which actions are most helpful for endangered species status

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Species that have improved status following conservation efforts. From top-left to bottom-right: Mauritian kestrel (Falco punctatus, Josh Noseworthy, CC BY 2.0), Pemba flying fox (Pteropus voeltzkowi, Nigel Voaden, CC BY 4.0), Little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii, Kimberley_collins, CC BY 2.0), Sierra Juarez Brook frog (Duellmanohyla ignicolor, Medardo_Arreortua, CC BY 4.0), Cook’s petrel (Pteroroma cookie, sussexbirder, CC BY 2.0), European bison (Bison bonasus, Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0), Utahm’s bush frog (Raorchestes uthamani, Ansil B.R., CC BY 4.0), Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus, http://www.lynxexsitu.es, CC BY 3.0), Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae, Christopher.Michel, CC BY 2.0).

 

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Compiled by Ashley Simkins (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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