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Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are not currently protected under the Endangered Species Act for most of their range. Errant model predictions have underestimated threats to gopher tortoise populations. Image credit: Shutterstock/Matthew Yoder.

Opinion: Flawed models can lead to flawed conservation policies—with real consequences for endangered species. We need better ways to reevaluate decisions before it’s too late. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#EndangeredSpeciesAct #GopherTortoise #HumanDevelopment #ClimateChange #DemographicModel

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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9 months ago

Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are not currently protected under the Endangered Species Act for most of their range. Errant model predictions have underestimated threats to gopher tortoise populations. Image credit: Shutterstock/Matthew Yoder.

Opinion: #Conservation policies often rely on models and data that may later prove flawed. Without systems to reassess and revise, endangered species like the #gophertortoise could suffer. Here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#EndangeredSpeciesAct ##HumanDevelopment #ClimateChange #DemographicModel

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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9 months ago

A gopher tortoise emerging from a burrow in the grass. Gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) are not currently protected under the Endangered Species Act for most of their range. Errant model predictions have underestimated threats to gopher tortoise populations. Image credit: Shutterstock/Matthew Yoder.

Opinion piece: We need better ways to reevaluate #conservation policies when they’re founded on flawed research. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #EndangeredSpeciesAct #GopherTortoise #HumanDevelopment #ClimateChange #DemographicModel