Neither of these two types is considered higher or lower in status than the other. The EIA once demanded that more than a hundred airline companies stop carrying wild bird species, and its success is considered a major contribution to wildlife protection work.
在國際上，這兩種性質的團體並無高下之分，環境調查基金會曾要求一百多家航空公司，不再載運野生鳥類，就被視為保育工作上的一大貢獻。