We’re overpaying to save some endangered species—and barely funding others

The more money that is spent on recovery efforts for an endangered or threatened species, the more likely that species is to recover. It’s an intuitive link, although intuitive links aren’t always borne out by reality. But in the US, where a large amount of funding for endangered species recovery efforts comes from the government, the money being spent often falls well short of what's needed, leaving many species to flounder.

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