Launching and steering flagship Lepidoptera for conservation benefit

Lepidoptera, particularly butterflies and large moths, are popular targets for conservation efforts and as flagship species can help to publicize the need for habitat and resource protection and the ecological value of invertebrates. Here I present an overview of the relevant issues in selecting an...

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Main Author:	T.R. New
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2011-06-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:	http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/654

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title_short	Launching and steering flagship Lepidoptera for conservation benefit
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description	Lepidoptera, particularly butterflies and large moths, are popular targets for conservation efforts and as flagship species can help to publicize the need for habitat and resource protection and the ecological value of invertebrates. Here I present an overview of the relevant issues in selecting and promoting flagship species, and discuss how local community support for conservation may be encouraged, using examples from Australia.
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Launching and steering flagship Lepidoptera for conservation benefit

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