Collect information on bio-reserves and national parks and wildlife sanutuaries focusing on the policy of conservation of endangered species?

Answer 1

Most authors who have considered the realized

and potential benefits of marine protected areas

have concluded that, if nothing else, such areas

can perform a valuable education and research

function. Marine mammals are ideal "flagship

species" because of the great popular interest in

and affection for them (e.g., see Lavigne et al.

1999). As a result, protected areas inhabited by

marine mammals have the potential to draw

people's attention and engage them in broader

conservation dialogue, and also to attract support

for conservation-related research. Duffus and

Dearden (1993a) conclude concerning the

Canadian context: "Marine parks themselves play

only a minor role in protection; their significance

is in public education." This significance may be

crucial to conservation, but it is extremely difficult

to demonstrate or quantify. It is also uncertain

whether public support can be maintained for a

marine protected area that performs no regulatory

(i.e., protection) function.