'Ugly' species deserve protection too! 'Conservation conversations tend to focus on certain plants & animals but ignore others We also need to look beyond species w/ obvious commercial interest. We can't let our notion of beauty simplify nature' forbes.com/sites/worldeconom…

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Most "species are too small, too ugly, too few or still undiscovered for us to notice them .... We should, therefore, acknowledge all species as being part of complex, interdependent systems." | @wef forbes.com/sites/worldeconom…

Ugly Species Deserve Biodiversity Protections, Too

Most biodiversity campaigns focus on well-known, large or beautiful animals and plants. But we should care about the unknown, small and ugly ones, too.

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If we protect the HABITAT, we automatically protect ALL the species therein.
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Agree, but that caterpillar is beautiful 😀
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What a beautiful creature!!!! All sp deserve conservation! They have a role in nature!! Que hermosa criatura! Todas las especies merecen ser conservadas! Ellas tienen un role en la naturaleza.
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