Reliable information is the foundation upon which the efforts to intervene in the extinction process are based; and that places research at the heart of biodive... » 

Reliable information is the foundation upon which the efforts to intervene in the extinction process are based; and that places research at the heart of biodiversity conservation. Using examples from a wide range of bird conservation work worldwide, researchers consider the principles underlying these issues, and illustrate how these principles have been applied to adress actual conservation problems.(24) «