Definition
A charismatic species chosen to represent an environmental cause or conservation campaign, typically because it captures public attention and generates support for protecting entire ecosystems or regions.
Etymology
From 'flagship'—originally the ship carrying a fleet commander's flag. In conservation, the term emerged in the 1980s to describe species that could 'lead' conservation efforts by attracting public support and funding.
Kelly Says
Giant pandas are the ultimate flagship species—their adorable appearance has raised millions for conservation, but protecting panda habitat also saves countless other species in Chinese bamboo forests that people might not care about otherwise!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
旗舰 ዝምስት
qi-jian z-mis-t
ARالعربية
نوع سفينة الراية
na-w sa-fi-nah al-ra-yah
BNবাংলা
প্রধান প্রজাতি
pro-dha-na pro-ja-ta-ti
CACatalà
espècie de vaixell
es-pe-thee-a de va-i-xel
CSČeština
vlajková druha
vlaj-kova dru-ha
DADansk
flagskibart
flag-ski-bart
DEDeutsch
Leitart
layt-art
ELΕλληνικά
καπετάνια είδος
ka-pe-ta-nia ee-dos
ESEspañol
especie insignia
es-pe-see-eh in-si-nyah
FAفارسی
گونه پرچم
goon-eh por-chehm
FISuomi
lippulajien laji
lippu-lai-jen la-ji
FRFrançais
espèce phare
es-pe-s far
GUGU
નેતૃત્વ પ્રજાતિ
ne-tru-t pra-ja-ti
HAHA
muhimman nauyi
mu-him-man na-u-yi
HEעברית
מין דגל
meen dag-el
HIहिन्दी
प्रमुख प्रजाति
pramukh pra-jati
HUMagyar
vezérmódra
ve-ze-rm-o-dra
IDBahasa Indonesia
spesies unggulan
spe-see-es un-gu-lan
IGIG
akụkọ ụgbọ
a-ku-ko ug-bo
ITItaliano
specie pilota
spe-see pee-loh-tah
KKKK
флагмандық түр
flag-man-dyk tur
KMKM
ប្រភេទ មានសំខាន់
bra-phe-det ma-an-sa-khan
MSBahasa Melayu
spesies utama
spe-see-es oo-ta-mah
MYမြန်မာ
အမြင့်ဆုံး နိုင်ငံ
a-m-y-ng-t-sa-u-ng-na-in-ng-an
NLNederlands
vlagdiersoort
vlag-dier-soort
NONorsk
flagskipsart
flag-skips-art
PAPA
ਫਲਗਮੈਨ ਸਪੀਸੀ
fal-gam-ain spe-see
PLPolski
gatunek sztandarowy
ga-tunek sztan-da-ro-wy
PTPortuguês
espécie-símbolo
es-pe-see-si-m-boh-luh
RORomână
specie emblematică
spe-see em-ble-mat-i-kah
RUРусский
флагманский вид
flag-man-skiy vid
SVSvenska
flaggskepsart
flag-skeps-art
SWKiswahili
spishi ya bendera
spee-shee ya ben-de-ra
TAதமிழ்
தலைமை இனம்
tha-lai-mai i-nam
TEతెలుగు
ప్రధాన జాతి
pra-dha-na ja-thi
THไทย
ชนิดนำ
chon-nit-nam
TLTL
pambansang uri
pam-ban-sang oo-ri
TRTürkçe
başlı tür
baş-lı tür
UKУкраїнська
флагманський вид
flag-man-skiy vid
URاردو
نشانی پرچم
na-sha-ni pur-cham
VITiếng Việt
loài đại diện
lo-ai dai-dien
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ̀ ẹ̀lẹ́wọ́
e-ko e-le-wo
ZH中文
旗舰物种
qí jiàn wù zhǒng
ZUZU
isikhathi esiqinile
ee-si-ka-thi e-si-qi-ni-le