Who Decides?

Who do we save? Which species matters most? How do we know that a species extinction is not part of the natural evolutionary process?
Wow! These are really difficult questions to answer. It seems that even scientist in the program we watched did not seem to have answers to these questions. It is clear that something must be done in conservation or else everyone will suffer. But what right do Western countries have to tell others what to do? What right do we have interfering with other countries that live with these animals, insects, plants and amphibians/reptiles to tell them what to do? I'm not sure we do. But if something must be done and we have the resources to do the research then I think at least this much should be done.
We know that the cute, fluffy animals are the one's with the most attention to conserve because of their charismatic appeal and more people will pay attention. This is good as far as opening the door to introducing the idea of conservation to the masses. In time maybe other species that might need help will get t because conservation will be a common idea and movement. Everything is so interdependent with the food chain and the people of the world, with poverty effecting the environment and also our affluence as shown in the carbon foot print test.
We tend to ignore insects and plants but I feel they are very important. I think we should look into what plants are on the verge of extinction. Plants are important on different levels. Plants can feed us and give us oxygen. Some medicines have been made from plants which means some plants can cure us. As far as eliminating new species, I think we shouldn't. They might be the next step in some evolutionary process that might effect and help with new growth and development in other species.
Who decides what species matters most? I really don't know. Since plants, animals, insects, humans, reptiles/amphibians and the environment are so interconnected it seems that any change will effect the whole system. A balance can be made between humans and wildlife. We just need more people to be aware of the fact we do share this planet, not only with other humans, but with many other species and the importance they all serve to help us maintain life on earth.