Weiskopf explained that a
big problem with collecting and
identifying scat in the field is that researchers mostly rely on morphological characteristics such as shape, size or associated signs of snow leopards, and since scat from different species can look similar, this can lead to misrepresented population estimates and
errors in reporting what the snow leopards are actually eating.
But they ought to be able to
identify the high - probability,
big - consequence
errors - the mistakes that when exposed by an inspector general, candidate for office, or crusading journalist are most likely to engender a crippling new centralizing requirement.