{"id":15236,"date":"2023-09-14T14:32:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T14:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/?p=15236"},"modified":"2025-05-06T16:28:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:28:52","slug":"umbrella-species-guardians-of-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/en\/umbrella-species-guardians-of-biodiversity\/","title":{"rendered":"Umbrella species: guardians of biodiversity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15236\" class=\"elementor elementor-15236 elementor-15222\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66590f54 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66590f54\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1344ec60\" data-id=\"1344ec60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b633384 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b633384\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4ad756\" data-id=\"a4ad756\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cbfee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69cbfee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Umbrella species : guardians of biodiversity<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-795a715 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795a715\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06c4d02\" data-id=\"06c4d02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c65935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c65935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<h3>Environment and biodiversity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f57faeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f57faeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a84a1aa\" data-id=\"a84a1aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fe43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32fe43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Author : Debbie Himhof<\/p><p>Reading Time : 8 minutes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6377186 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6377186\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6ab0d4\" data-id=\"f6ab0d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4046173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4046173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa10bd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa10bd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>There are many reasons why people travel. Whether it&#8217;s to learn a new language, discover new places or simply get away from it all, every reason is valid. Lately, travelers have become more concerned about the impact of their stays abroad. The terms ecotourism and agrotourism have grown in popularity. Sustainable tourism can have many benefits for hosts and their environment. But what about endangered species? Although there are estimates, scientists still don&#8217;t know the exact number of species on Earth. What we do know, however, is that there has been a significant decline in the number of species &#8211; a mass extinction. The best-known mass extinction is that of the dinosaurs, but today&#8217;s man-made mass extinction could be 100 times worse! The urgency to act is real, but how can we protect unknown species?<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5912cfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5912cfd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4de0692\" data-id=\"4de0692\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ebe62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75ebe62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07373-1-min-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07373-1-min-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07373-1-min-1-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07373-1-min-1-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07373-1-min-1-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07373-1-min-1-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07373-1-min-1-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">@Cynthia Allard<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6abdf8\" data-id=\"d6abdf8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb02949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb02949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07064-1-min-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07064-1-min-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07064-1-min-1-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07064-1-min-1-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07064-1-min-1-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07064-1-min-1-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC07064-1-min-1-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">@Cynthia Allard<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29caef9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29caef9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8c0125\" data-id=\"d8c0125\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85859d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85859d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is an umbrella species?<\/h3><p>An umbrella species is a term used in the world of animal biology. It refers to a species with a large territory and an important role in the balance of its ecosystem. When this species is protected, it also protects several other species that share its territory. Like an umbrella that can protect many people, the territory of a single species serves as a habitat for many others. Many birds and large mammals, such as tigers and elephants, are considered umbrella species because they move around so much.<\/p><p>What&#8217;s more, large mammals often have a long generational span, meaning there&#8217;s a long time between one generation and the next. Babies stay with their mothers for longer and only reach maturity after several years. Reproduction is a long process and is favored by a familiar, stable environment. For this reason, large mammals tend to be more affected by changes in their habitat. To preserve and encourage their reproduction, we need to protect their entire large territory and keep disturbance to a minimum.<\/p><p>Although it&#8217;s impossible to protect every single species, the protection of the various umbrella species territories extends over a large area and, by the same token, protects significant diversity. To date, around 2 million species have been inventoried, but it is estimated that there could be as many as 20 million. It would seem impossible to know them all, hence the importance of preserving several habitats with different characteristics. The greater the variety of habitats preserved, the greater the number of species that could potentially inhabit them.<\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0e95268 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0e95268\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61f3e85\" data-id=\"61f3e85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37bb435 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37bb435\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8004-2-1-min-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8004-2-1-min-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8004-2-1-min-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8004-2-1-min-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8004-2-1-min-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8004-2-1-min-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">@Guillaume Dartigue<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfd257a\" data-id=\"bfd257a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70e2a77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"70e2a77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8875-min-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8875-min-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8875-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8875-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8875-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/villagemonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC8875-min-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guillaume Dartigue<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76356a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76356a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a419683\" data-id=\"a419683\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5f5a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d5f5a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The role of tourism<\/h3><p>Tourism is well known for its social impact. The choice of accommodation and activities is important, as the income generated can have a significant impact on the lives of local people. Indeed, if the company gives back to its community, the locals are able to use these funds to improve their living conditions. What seems less obvious is the impact of sustainable tourism on the environment. More than simply respecting conservation guidelines, it&#8217;s about encouraging initiatives that take a genuine interest in the condition of flora and fauna. For example, an animal sanctuary that helps to heal wild animals so that they can be released back into the wild is preferable to imprisoning animals simply for the pleasure of the visitor. Attractions that protect local wildlife understand that this is the best way to ensure sustainable revenues.<\/p><p>In short, it&#8217;s the same principle as social impact. The company gives back to its community by protecting and preserving nature, thus ensuring the continuity of tourism activities.<\/p><p>Tourist impact can also be achieved through the choice of souvenirs. It&#8217;s good to encourage local craftsmanship, but you have to choose wisely. Poaching remains a major threat to endangered species. As mentioned above, umbrella species are often large mammals which means they are much more popular with tourists, creating a real market around them. However, the elephant horn on display in the living room is far less impressive when you consider the impact behind its acquisition.<\/p><p>In conclusion, it&#8217;s impossible to protect every species, as many are still unknown. However, it is possible to protect various large territories, which inevitably increases the number of species protected by the large mammal umbrella. Tourism isn&#8217;t a perfect industry, but there&#8217;s nothing to stop it from being viable, and travelers have a great deal of power in its transition. Tourist-led initiatives can grow and multiply, and local knowledge can be enhanced by sharing wealth instead of exploiting it. 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