Question

How might studying ecosystems help to conserve endangered species

Answer 1

It depends on the species and its primary threats, there is no universal solution. Many South East Asian species are primarily threatened by poaching ("Empty forest syndrome"), whereas many "reptiles" and amphibians from Madagascar can apparently cope with fairly high levels of collection (e.g. Golden mantella [Mantella aurantiaca]), while the loss of their often small habitat is the primary threat.
There is no simple answer to this question.  With many Critically Endangered species their habitat is so compromised there is no option but to manage the species, since to restore the habitat is likely to take so long the species would be lost.  It is the experience of most long-term species projects that species conservation helps drive the restoration of ecosystems.

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Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

The comparison between species and habitat approaches is largely redundant since species work drives habitat restoration and often the rebuilding of ecosystems.

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Instituto de Oceanología

If you do not manage ecosystems, you will fail to protect the existing target species. Both are complementary approaches at their respective levels; ecosystem level and species level. The protection of many species fail because of not approaching their respective ecosystem in managament and planning. Take care of your house to protect your family..

Answer 2

1) By having the knowledge of different types of fauna we may take the steps of their conservation accordingly.
2) Ecological knowledge has the potential to fill in the detail about the whereabouts and numbers of sighted dugongs.
3) By having the knowledge of ecosystems the government can launch various acts, programmmes and it can motivate the people to save the endangered species.