Sentences with phrase «charismatic megafauna»

It is known as an adorable animal, a symbol of Chinese diplomacy, the poster child for endangered animals, the poster child for charismatic megafauna who get too much attention for being endangered, and a creature that's really bad at sex (with exceptions).

It's hard to beat charismatic megafauna for getting attention, though in the Second Life context they can get a bit distorted: it looks in one of the photos as though there might be some delegates on hand from a Furry convention.

Only a few tens of thousands of years ago, such charismatic megafauna ruled the earth.

Of these species, known as charismatic megafauna, polar bears are a textbook example.

It is hardly what anyone would call charismatic megafauna, so it doesn't spark big campaigns by wildlife conservation groups.

'' [Big cats] being very often the sexy, charismatic megafauna in any given hotspot... saving wild cat species is an intelligent way to save the habitats and eco-systems that are most at risk today.»

But even without the reappearance of charismatic megafauna, such techniques will find uses from agriculture to injecting a bit more genetic diversity into dwindling populations of endangered species.

Even for charismatic megafauna — like polar bears, tigers, and orangutans, our collective inability to respond swiftly and effectively to save populations depleted to thousands or just hundreds of individuals overshadows anything we are doing.»

But first, the charismatic megafauna:

In the meantime, no one really knows, of course, what you would see if you visited one of these strange worlds in your planet - hopping time machine, but if they are at all like Earth, chances are you would find a planet dominated by microbes rather than charismatic megafauna.

It also highlights the need to manage ecosystems like those in Gorongosa to benefit not only the charismatic megafauna tourists come to see but the oft - overlooked scavenger, too.

Titan arum «is one of the very few «charismatic megaplants» that can rival the charismatic megafauna that command so much attention in relation to conservation and public awareness,» says Stephen Blackmore, Queen's Botanist at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.

As an exhibition, the Nonhuman Autonomous Space Agency appears in a series of lush renderings depicting «charismatic megafauna» mugging for the eye of a wide - angle webcam, models of bunnies in bubble helmets and a herd of shiny Mylar balloon manatees.

Well specific species like tuna have nearly gained the status of charismatic megafauna, and efforts to protect thier stocks are worthy in concept, the truth is that the entire ocean is becoming depleted, and who knows how close to the networks unravelling we might be?