Conservation priority

Conservation priority means figuring out which animals and plants need our help the most so we can protect them from going extinct.

Some animals and plants are in danger because of things like habitat destruction, pollution, poaching, and climate change. These are all things that make it hard for them to survive and can cause their populations to decline.

Conservation scientists look at many different things to figure out which animals and plants are the most at risk. They might look at how many of them are left in the wild, how fast their populations are declining, and how important they are to the ecosystem they live in.

Once scientists figure out which animals and plants are the most in need of help, they create conservation plans. These plans might include things like protecting their habitats, breeding them in captivity to increase their numbers, or restricting hunting or fishing.

Conservation priorities are important because they help us make sure that we are protecting the animals and plants that need our help the most, so that they can continue to live and thrive in the wild.