“Abundance Estimates of Three Wild Populations” by Rethink Priorities, William McAuliffe

This is a link post. Executive Summary Who should read this report? Desk researchers attempting to Fermi estimate which wild animal interventions are cost-effective. Field scientists who want to know how much value of information there would be in conducting research on the abundance of wild animal populations. Grant evaluators who need to assess whether a proposed empirical study to estimate population size is adopting rigorous methodology. Animal advocates who need practical guidance on whether to implement interventions when there is considerable uncertainty about the number of potential beneficiaries. What we did There is an interest in identifying cost-effective interventions to help wild animals. A major factor affecting cost-effectiveness is the number of target beneficiaries. We searched the academic and gray literature for abundance estimates of populations for which there are already technically feasible interventions: Urban pigeons, urban rats, and birds who collide into windows. For each population [...] The original text contained 1 image which was described by AI. --- First published: October 28th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/BAb5XHTDiaGnCZC6h/abundance-estimates-of-three-wild-populations --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.