Resource management that incorporates any type of remote sensing (on-site surveys, aerial photography, space-based imagery) is generally done at intervals that range from monthly to yearly or even longer.  The advent of high-repeat satellite imagery (daily in some instances) offers a new approach to the conservation of species and ecosystems whereby protected and managed areas can be imaged at critical times for rapid decision making.  This enables more dynamic management and allows for the assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of strategies.  The benefits of this approach include rapid responses to population and ecosystem perturbations, assessment of management strategies that encompass phenological stages of keystone species, and not the least, the more responsive planning and budgeting for conservation and management.  Examples include the survey of chimpanzee habitat in west Africa, the evaluation of waterfowl habitat during migratory periods, making better informed decisions on salmonid restoration and reintroduction efforts, and determining marine hotspots for target catch species vs unwanted bycatch species.  The results of this dynamic resource management are timely decisions that maintain and improve important ecosystems in many parts of the world