Flagship style
With flagship species (a translation from the English. Flagship species) a prominent, attractive is in the protected animal or plant species referred to with which an emotional motivation for nature and wildlife conservation reasons can. This is why people often speak of the charismatic megafauna . Often the flagship species do not play a particularly important role for the ecosystem , but many others benefit from the protection and promotion of this species.
They are not to be confused with the so-called key species (Engl. Keystone species ), which are unknown to the public, but have a much greater impact on the biodiversity of the ecosystem. These species also benefit from the protection of the flagship species.
Examples
- Kingfisher : The kingfisher , which is well known to the population , is threatened above all by encroachments on its habitat (river and stream landscapes). The conservation of near-natural river and stream landscapes that are independent of artificial interventions is the most important measure for the protection of the kingfisher, so that it stands as a flagship species for the lesser-known species of this habitat, which also benefit from the protection.
- Giant panda : One of the most famous examples of a flagship species is the giant panda as a logo of the WWF or as a general symbol for species protection.
- Whales
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on flagship species , Association of German Zoo Directors, archived link from January 17, 2018, accessed on June 23, 2020.
- ↑ Newspaper article from the Sueddeutsche from August 19, 2009 ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Information from the NaBU; 2009
