Looking in detail at the species on the protected lists of the ROC or other countries, most are vertebrates such as birds or mammals; large mammals such as elephants, rhinoceroses, bears and whales take pride of place, with specialized conservation groups devoted to each of them.
細數國際或國內保育名單上的物種，哺乳類、鳥類等脊椎動物佔去大半，大象、犀牛、熊、鯨魚等大型哺乳動物更馬首是瞻，每單一物種的動向，都有專門的保育團體睜大眼睛監督著。