Question

How are ‘in-situ’ and ‘ex-situ’ approaches of biodiversity conservations different from each other?

Answer 1

S. No	Aspect	In-situ	Ex-situ
1.	Definition	In-situ conservation involves conserving species in their natural habitat.	Ex-situ conservation involves conserving species outside their natural habitat.
2.	Method	Its main goal is to save and maintain the natural habitats and ecosystems where species are found.	To safeguard and breed, species are taken out of their natural habitat and put in supervised settings.
3.	Examples	National Parks (e.g., Kaziranga National Park for rhinos), Wildlife Sanctuaries, Biosphere Reserves, Sacred Groves, Protected Areas.	Zoos, Botanical Gardens, Seed Banks, Gene Banks, Aquariums.
4.	Advantages	Guards the environment and its relationships, Allows species to easily adapt to environmental changes.	Keeps endangered animals safe from immediate threats, Supports endangered species captive breeding, reintroduction, and research.