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Many plants and animals species are on the verge of their extinction because of loss of forest land by indiscriminate use by the humans. As biology student what method would you suggest along with its advantages that can protect such threatened species from getting extinct?

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As a biology student, I would think of the following methods that can protect these threatened species from becoming extinct:
  1. Ex-situ conservation - The threatened species of plants and animals are taken out of their habitats and are kept in special settings such as zoological parks, botanical gardens and wildlife parks.
  2. Nowadays, the gametes of endangered species can be preserved by methods such as cryopreservation and can be fertilized in vitro followed by propagation through tissue culture methods.
  3. Seeds can be preserved in seed banks. This method is an off-site conservation method.


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