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I once read that preserving endangered animals was pointless and that we should try to preserve the variety in the gene pool rather than picking a rare animal and saving that. If an animal has many shared genes then it isn't worth saving but if it has no close cousins and therefore a number of unique genes then it is worth it.
The article is called 'so much to save' from a proficiency in English book but was originally published in the economist. Can't find a copy online apart from here, but you have to sign up for a trial, which I won't do.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-12254470.html