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Review for Center for Biological Diversity Inc, Tucson, AZ, USA
Many nonprofits are fighting for the big famous species: the whales, lions, tigers, wolves, elephants, rhinos, and so on. Very few conservation groups give such a high profile and spend so many of their scarce resources on the little guys, the rodents and reptiles and amphibians and fish and invertebrates and plants. Every time I receive an e-mail from the Center for Biological Diversity, I read about their fights on behalf of critters like the Indiana Bat, Smallnose Shiner, Jollyville Plateau Salamander, Lange's Metalmark, Phantom Springsnail, Fuzzy Pigtoe, Pecos Amphipod, Obey Crayfish, Fickelson Plains Cactus, Coleman's Coralroot... The list goes on through hundreds of species! As a biologist who studies and has taught biodiversity, I greatly appreciate the fact that this group is pushing to conserve species that even I have not heard of before, and that most US citizens have no clue exist.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Tone down their rhetoric a bit. Their fundraising appeals sometimes stretch the facts beyond what is really conclusive, in terms of the threats to certain species, in order to make the issues seem more urgent and deserving of support. The threats are urgent enough on their own; they do not need any hyperbole to magnify their imminence.
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
Life-changing
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Likely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2013
