Numerous-Afternoon89

Numerous-Afternoon89 t1_j221ui9 wrote

Great information!

I’d be curious to know:

  1. How would/does the density and diversity of the animals in a state affect these numbers. Assuming something like deserts have less biodiversity than wetter areas. Is it possible to classify ā€œtotal biodiversity in this area / how much of it is endangeredā€

  2. How much does this data depend on what the state classifies as worth saying is endangered. I often hear a ā€œjokeā€ that california protects endangered forests louses, which is why they don’t clean forest floors before fires. I don’t take this for fact, but I would think California is more motivated to classify things as endangered then other states. Who is ā€œreportingā€ what is endangered, is there bias in the state that may hide endangered species from being counted?

Hope these follow up questions help for whatever you are doing! Thanks again for the information!

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