A comparison of the amount of funding per species was drawn against each species’ status in the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list of threatened species, which gives an assessment on animal extinction risk levels.
Alice Hughes, a coordinating lead author of the research, said: “The sad reality is that our perception of ‘what is threatened’ is often limited, and so a few large mammal species may receive more funding than the near-12,000 species of reptile combined.”.
“Nearly 94% of species identified as threatened, and thus at direct risk of extinction, received no support,” said Benoit Guénard, the lead author of the study.
Study shows funding bias towards animals like rhino while other endangered species including amphibians and algae disregarded.
“Governments, in particular those which represent the main pool of funding, need to follow a more rigorous and scientifically-driven approach in conservation funding,” said Guénard.
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