JAKARTA — In wildlife conservation management, the best species to focus on to maximize protection of a region’s biodiversity aren’t necessarily the most charismatic ones, a new study from ...

endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The woodpecker is a fantastic umbrella species whose recovery benefits hundreds of other plants and animals across the Southeast.

These include the Philippine eagle, tamaraws, dugongs, the Philippine cockatoo, “pawikan,” or marine turtles, and the Palawan pangolin, all of which are “umbrella species,” according to ...