Question

What is ex-situ conservation? Give example.

Answer 1

Ex-situ conservation:

1. Threatened animals and plants are removed from their native habitat and placed in a unique environment where they can be preserved and cared for.
2. Ex-situ conservation has progressed beyond the confinement of threatened species.
3. Threatened species' gametes may now be cryopreserved in a viable and fertile state for long periods of time, eggs can be fertilized in vitro, and plants can be grown utilizing tissue culture procedures.
4. Seeds of various genetic strains of commercially important plants can be stored in seed banks for long periods of time.

Examples:

1. Zoos
2. Botanical gardens
3. Gene banks