17 – Saving our Species^237● (^) Information generated from monitoring and evaluating threatened species
management should be used to inform decision making, as well as
demonstrating return on investment (particularly to taxpayers).
● (^) Investment in monitoring and management for a large-scale threatened species
program should be guided by a single framework with clear objectives and
standards.
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