Because a wide range of causes must compete for a limited amount of government funding and private donations, convincing enough donors that conservation efforts should be among their highest priorities can be challenging.
Conservation efforts require significant amounts of funding, materials, and volunteers to be successful, and even the best-known conservation organizations often struggle to bring in the donations or government funding they need to put their ideas into action. Because a wide range of causes must compete for a limited amount of government funding and private donations, convincing enough donors that conservation efforts should be among their highest priorities can be challenging.