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A flagship species is a species chosen to represent an environmental cause, such as an ecosystem in need of conservation. These species are chosen for their vulnerability, attractiveness or distinctiveness in order to best engender support and acknowledgement from the public at large. Thus, the concept of a flagship species holds that by giving publicity to a few key species, the support given to those species will successfully leverage conservation of entire ecosystems and all species contained therein.

Examples of flagship species include the giant panda of China, the golden lion tamarin of Brazil's Atlantic coastal forest, the Indian tiger, the African elephant, the mountain gorilla of Central Africa, the orangutan of Southeast Asia, and the leatherback sea turtle.

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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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Environmentalism is a concern for the preservation, restoration, or improvement of the natural environment, such as the conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and certain land use actions.
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ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants, animals and micro-organisms in an area functioning together with all the non-living physical factors of the environment.
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Conservation biology, or conservation ecology, is the science of analyzing and protecting Earth's biological diversity. Conservation biology draws from the biological, physical and social sciences, economics, and the practice of natural-resource management.
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endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in number, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters.
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A. melanoleuca

Binomial name
Ailuropoda melanoleuca
(David, 1869)

Giant Panda range


Subspecies

A. melanoleuca melanoleuca
A.
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L. rosalia

Binomial name
Leontopithecus rosalia
(Linnaeus, 1766)

The Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) also known as Golden Marmoset
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P. t. tigris

Trinomial name
Panthera tigris tigris
(Linnaeus, 1758)



The Bengal Tiger or Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris
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Loxodonta
Anonymous, 1827

Distribution of Loxodonta africana (2007)


Species

Loxodonta adaurora (extinct)
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta cyclotis


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G. b. berengei

Trinomial name
Gorilla berengei berengei
Matschie, 1914

The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei[1]) is one of two subspecies of Eastern Gorillas. There are two populations.
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Central Africa is a core region of the African continent often considered to include:
  • Burundi
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Rwanda
Middle Africa
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Ponginae
Elliot, 1912

Genus: Pongo
Lacépède, 1799

Type species
Simia pygmaeus
Linnaeus, 1760

Orangutan distribution


Species


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Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, and north of Australia.
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Dermochelys
Blainville, 1816

Species: D. coriacea

Binomial name
Dermochelys coriacea
(Vandelli, 1761)

The leatherback turtle (
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A keystone species is a species that has a disproportionate effect on its environment relative to its abundance.[1] Such an organism plays a role in its ecosystem that is analogous to the role of a keystone in an arch.
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An indicator species is any biological species that defines a trait or characteristic of the environment. For example, a species may deleniate an ecoregion or indicate an environmental condition such as a disease outbreak, pollution, species competition or climate change.
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A foundation species is a dominant primary producer in an ecosystem both in terms of abundance and influence. Examples include kelp in kelp forests and corals in coral reefs.

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  • Keystone species
  • Indicator species
  • Flagship species

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