A systematic approach

The Czech et al. [2] analysis suggests that allocation of efforts to endangered species reflect public priorites. Briggs [1] argues that priorities should reflect cost effectiveness, i.e., ensuring recovery of as many species as possible given the available funds. Her approach involves three steps:

1. Group species into categories based on the threat they face.

2. Identify recovery strategies for species in each group.

3. Assign priority to recovery strategies based on cost-effectiveness.