"Of course it would, if our society were prepared to pay a higher price for nature conservation," says Sun Yuan-hsun. If we relied on human effort alone, research would take even longer, and unless people are in no hurry to better understand and protect wildlife, then conservation may be delayed and the cost in lost wildlife may be even greater.
「當然可以，如果我們的社會願意為生態保護付出更高的代價」，孫元勳說，單靠人力，研究所需時間更長，除非人們不急著更深入瞭解、保護動物，否則保護時效可能被拖延，付出的代價與損失的資源可能更多。