When We Protect “Umbrella Species,” Who Else Gets In Under The Umbrella?

by Richard Conniff/Yale Environment 360 Conservationists often criticize state fish and game departments for focusing single-mindedly on one species to the detriment of everything else — for instance, improving habitat for elk, which then browse down habitat for songbirds. But what if conservationists — who don’t have that traditional hook-and-bullet mindset — nonetheless inadvertently do much … Continue reading When We Protect “Umbrella Species,” Who Else Gets In Under The Umbrella?

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