2015-05-01

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MinuteEarth

When it comes to saving species, how should we decide who to save first?

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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

- Keystone species: a species that plays a crucial role in the functioning of an ecosystem

- Flagship species: species used as an icon for an environmental cause

- Threatened species: species assessed by the IUCN as critically endangered, endangered, or vulnerable

- Triage: assigning degrees of urgency to a large number of patients to determine the order of treatment

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Script Writer: Kate Yoshida

Script Editor: Emily Elert

Narrator: Henry Reich

Illustrator and Animator: Ever Salazar

Music: Nathaniel Schroeder

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IMAGE CREDITS

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Stinking Cedar (Torreya taxifolia) - Jerry A. Payne - http://bit.ly/1EyduHa

Pygmy hog-sucking Louse (Haematopinus oliveri) - Zoological Survey of India - http://bit.ly/1JdxxvD

Sturgeon - Wikimedia user Cacophony - http://bit.ly/1DOjpFA

Saiga Anthelope - Wikimedia user Seilov - http://bit.ly/1E0O0Pq

Echinocactus grusonii - André Karwath - http://bit.ly/1IucNBw

Cork Oak (Quercus suber) - Wikimedia user Joergsam - http://bit.ly/1ziQOLU

Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) - Patryk Krzyzak - http://bit.ly/1GLUf0g

Paddlefish - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters - http://bit.ly/1GLUdFX

Swietenia macrophylla - Flickr User jayeshpatil912 - http://bit.ly/1HWzhuB

Arakan forest turtle - Public Domain - http://bit.ly/1dzlAqh

Purple Frog - Wikimedia User Karthickbala - http://bit.ly/1JF1Hv8

Cute Panda - Wikimedia User Sheilalau (Public Domain) - http://bit.ly/1c0JURt

Frohawk Dodo - Frederick William Frohawk (Public Domain) - http://bit.ly/1bInEer

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REFERENCES

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IUCN 2014. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. http://www.iucnredlist.org/

Joseph, L. N., Maloney R. F., & Possingham, H. P. (2009) Optimal allocation of resources among threatened species: a project prioritization protocol. Conservation Biology 23:328-338. http://www.uq.edu.au/spatialecology/docs/Publications/2009_Joseph_etal_OptimalAllocation.pdf

Small, E. (2011) The new Noah’s Ark: beautiful and useful species only. Part 1. Biodiversity conservation issues and priorities. Biodiversity 12(4): 232 - 247. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14888386.2011.642663#

Smith, R.J., Verissimo, D.; Isaac, N.J.B., & Jones, K.E. (2012) Identifying Cinderella species: uncovering mammals with conservation flagship appeal. Conservation Letters, 5 (3): 205 - 212. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00229.x/abstract

Sitas, N., Baillie, J.E.M., and Isaac, N.J.B. (2009) What are we saving? Developing a standardized approach for conservation action. Animal Conservation, 12(3): 231- 237. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00244.x/full

US Fish and Wildlife Service. (1999) South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan. Mangroves: 3-519 - 3-552. http://www.fws.gov/verobeach/msrppdfs/mangroves.pdf

Warren, L. (June 2006) Panda, Inc. National Geographic Magazine. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/07/panda/warren-text

World Wildlife Fund. (2014) Annual Report. http://assets.worldwildlife.org/financial_reports/21/reports/original/2014_Annual_Report.pdf?1418325091&_ga=1.146888247.1239564205.1427657892