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Tales from the Conservation Trenches : Saving the Small-headed Pipewort

Eriocaulon koernickianum or small-heded pipewort. Photo by Don Hunter

A well-known issue in global conservation efforts could be described as the Panda Problem. Programs that promote the protection of large, well-known mammals raise more funds than programs for smaller, less “charismatic” species. Yet even the smallest, nondescript species are part of the big picture of life on this planet–and deserve protection.