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Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species

  • Written by Benjamin Larue, Faculty Affiliate in Wildlife Biology, University of Montana
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a speciesWhat counts as success in species recovery?U.S. Forest Service via AP

For decades, wildlife conservation policy has aimed to protect endangered species until there are enough individual animals alive that the species won’t go extinct. Then the policymakers declare victory.

That principle is enshrined in laws such as the U.S. Endangered Species...

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