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Prioritizing wild felid conservation requires integrating species traits with country-level geopolitical factors. Many high-priority countries for felid conservation face governance and economic challenges, posing risks to conservation investments.

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conservation likelihoodconservation limitationsestablecimiento de prioridadesgeopoliticsgeopolíticalimitantes de la conservaciónpriority setting

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  • Conservation biology
  • Geopolitics
  • Biodiversity action planning

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  • Limited conservation resources necessitate strategic prioritization of species and locations.
  • Traditional prioritization methods often overlook geopolitical realities, risking ineffective conservation investments.
  • Wild felids are a high-profile taxon, making them suitable for demonstrating novel prioritization approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel approach for prioritizing wild felid conservation that integrates intrinsic species traits with geopolitical factors.
  • To assess the conservation likelihood of felid-hosting countries based on governance, economics, human population pressure, and conservation policy.
  • To identify high-priority countries for felid conservation and analyze the geopolitical constraints impacting conservation success.

Main Methods:

  • Developed conservation priority scores for wild felids using IUCN status, body mass, habitat, protected area range, evolutionary distinctiveness, and umbrella potential.
  • Assigned conservation-likelihood scores to 142 felid-hosting countries using data on governance, economics, human population pressures, and conservation policy.
  • Identified high-priority countries by integrating species traits and geopolitical likelihood scores.

Main Results:

  • 71 countries were identified as high priorities for felid conservation, encompassing all 36 felid species and supporting 96% of their ranges.
  • Over 60% of these high-priority countries had below-average conservation-likelihood scores, indicating significant geopolitical risks.
  • Governance was the most significant limiting factor for conservation likelihood, followed by economics and human population pressure.

Conclusions:

  • Integrating geopolitical factors into conservation prioritization is crucial for maximizing the return on conservation investments.
  • Many high-priority felid conservation areas are in countries with governance and economic challenges, requiring tailored conservation strategies.
  • The developed framework provides an objective approach for biodiversity conservation action planning, highlighting species and countries needing urgent attention and the constraints to overcome.