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  • Conservation Biology
  • Biodiversity Science
  • Wildlife Management

Background:

  • Charismatic flagship species (e.g., tigers, elephants) are effective at attracting conservation funding.
  • Critics argue that species-focused conservation may be inefficient and not benefit overall biodiversity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if the flagship species approach can be reconciled with cost-effective biodiversity conservation.
  • To determine if prioritizing flagship species impedes or enhances biodiversity representation.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a tailored prioritization approach to identify areas with flagship species that also maximize global biodiversity representation.
  • Included 19,616 terrestrial and freshwater species in the biodiversity assessment.
  • Compared results with scenarios solely focused on maximizing biodiversity representation.

Main Results:

  • The flagship-based prioritization approach achieved 79-89% of the objective for maximizing biodiversity representation.
  • This indicates that flagship species can be integrated into cost-effective conservation strategies.
  • The approach successfully identified areas that benefit both flagship species and broader biodiversity.

Conclusions:

  • The flagship species approach does not necessarily impede cost-effective conservation.
  • Prudently selected flagship species can effectively raise conservation funds.
  • These funds can be strategically directed to maximize biodiversity conservation outcomes.