Ex-situ Conservation and its advantages

Ex-situ conservation means conservation of wild life outside their natural  habitat. If wild species are vulnerable in their habitat due to activities of human or environmental causes, they are shifted to different  place and grown for study and entertainment purposes. Some examples are botanical garden, zoological park, seed banks, tissue culture banks,  gene bank.

Advantages of ex-situ conservation

i. It is useful for declining population due to declining habitat.

ii. Endangered species can breed successfully with advanced techniques.

iii.Threated species breeded in captivity, then released into the natural  habitat.

iv. It is useful for scientific research.

v. It can be a part of income and entertainment for humans.

vi. It conserves genetic resource for beneficial use.

vii. It involves protection of species from predators and poaching.