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Beneath the umbrella: conservation out of the limelight
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The concluding chapter of this book poses the question: what is special about the musteloids in the context of promoting their conservation. Ranking species on their public appeal, most musteloids score relatively poorly as ambassadors, or flagships, for conservation compared with, for example, big cats. There are individual exceptions (many of the otters, for example, and the endangered ‘celebrity’ species, such as black-footed ferrets or red pandas), and som...
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- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1093/oso/9780198759805.003.0030
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+ Macdonald, DW
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Editor
ORCID:
0000-0003-0607-9373
+ Newman, C
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Continuing Education
Oxford college:
Wolfson College
Role:
Editor
ORCID:
0000-0002-9284-6526
+ Harrington, LA
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Editor
Bibliographic Details
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- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Host title:
- Biology and Conservation of Musteloids
- Series:
- Biology and Conservation of Musteloids
- Publication date:
- 2017-10-19
- DOI:
- ISBN:
- 9780198759812
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pubs:742586
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- pubs:742586
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- Deposit date:
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- Oxford University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2017
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- © Oxford University Press 2017.
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