1. Introduction
2. Our Initial Approach
3. Benefits of Red Listing to Post-Secondary Faculty
4. Benefits of Red Listing to Students
5. Discussion
5.1. Opportunity: Engagement of Underrepresented People
5.2. Opportunity: Filling Taxonomic and Geographic Gaps
5.3. Opportunity: Integration with National Biodiversity Initiatives
5.4. Recognizing and Overcoming Challenges
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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