How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented?
F. C. Bolam, L. Mair, M. Angelico, T. M. Brooks, M. Burgman, C. Hermes, M. Hoffmann, R. W. Martin, P. J. K. McGowan, A. S. L. Rodrigues, C. Rondinini, H. Wheatley, Y. Bedolla-Guzman, J. Calzada, M. F. Child, , Squir
The paper estimates that conservation actions prevented 21-32 bird and 7-16 mammal extinctions between 1993-2020, and 9-18 bird and 2-7 mammal extinctions between 2010-2020.
bioRxiv · Feb 11, 2020Ecology