The Western-led model of environmental protection that focused on rescuing a few big creatures, like the panda, rhino, and whale, has failed. Despite huge sums of money spent on these causes, as in the case of the Formosan landlocked salmon, these species remain threatened. Meanwhile, micro-organisms of far greater importance to mankind are given the cold shoulder.
過去西方主導推動以大型動物為主的保育手段又頻頻失效，包括貓熊、犀牛、鯨魚，人類撒下無窮金錢，卻如台灣國寶魚一樣難挽厄運，在實用上對人類更重要的微生物則因不受青睞隨意被毀。