What of the Following Best Describes the Overall Goal of Conservation

question 7

Multiple Choice

What of the following best describes the overall goal of conservation biology?

• A)to catalogue biodiversity in geographic hotspots
• B)to introduce foreign species into new areas in a judicious manner
• C)to provide legal protection to listed threatened species
• D)to study how humans impact organisms and develop strategies to cope with declining biological diversity
• E)to develop strict controls for the exploitation of endangered species

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