Umbrella protection With time pressing and resources limited, many species can't wait for people to gain knowledge about them before actions are taken on their behalf. People have to do something now. And so, "Practical considerations are the main reason large species are selected for protection," says Wang Ying, a professor of biology at Taiwan Normal University.
資源有限、時間急迫，有太多物種等不及人類深入瞭解才能採取行動，但人類又必須有所行動，因此「選擇大型動物首先進行保育，有其實際考量」，師大生物系教授王穎說。