Conservation

Question 1

Conservation strategies

Global

Local

Answer 1

Global: hotspots and eco-regions

Local: establishing protected areas

Question 2

Establishing protected areas

Answer 2

• nature reserves: islands on sea for human occupied landscape
• single large or several small (SLoSS)
• large better, far ranging with low density require extensive habitats
• smaller rescuers more realistic and may slow spread of disease. Connected with habitat corridors

Question 3

Protected areas

Answer 3

Many formally protected national parks are “paper parks” (established in name only without enforcement) especially prevalent in less-developed countries

Question 4

Top predators

Answer 4

One way is to protect top predator that may help Balance other species