[Taxacom] Describing taxa for conservation purposes

[Frederick W. Schueler]

On 04-Sep.-21 10:21 a.m., Scott Thomson via Taxacom wrote:

> The perception, or reality, of a conflict of interests between taxonomy and the eventual conservation outcomes can potentially harm both taxonomy and conservation, particularly in the light of this conflict being identified by developers for example. Taxonomy and Conservation are both crucial sciences but they cannot be in each other's pockets.

* I'll point out, again, that we don't have this conflict in Canada, 
because COSEWIC can specify any part of the range of a species, call it 
a "designatable unit," and assign it a conservation status without 
needing it to be taxonomically distinct - 
https://cosewic.ca/index.php/en-ca/reports/preparing-status-reports/guidelines-recognizing-designatable-units.html 


fred.
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