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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mysticete" data-source="post: 1574625" data-attributes="member: 67784"><p>I don't think the conservation benefits are necessarily from prominent listers exerting influence, but more that more people would be "aware" of the situation with Hawaiian Birds.  For instance, all the "North American" field guides (even for non-birds) define North America as the ABA area.  Changing the ABA area would probably expand field guide coverage, so even casual birders would at least be familiar with Hawaiian birds via glancing through their field guides.  And that itself would probably increase ecotourism for Hawaiian birds, since really, who wouldn't want to see and I'iwi after seeing a picture of one!</p></blockquote><p></p>