Question

Name the two types of desirable approaches to conserve biodiversity? Explain with examples bringing out the difference between the two types.

Answer 1

S.No.	In situ conservation	Ex-situ conservation
(i)	It is the conservation and protection of biodiversity in its natural habitat.	It is the conservation of selected threatened plant and animal species in places outside their natural habitat.
(ii)	Population is conserved in the surroundings where they have developed their distinctive features.	Population is conserved under simulated conditions that closely resemble their natural habitats.
(iii)	e.g., national parks, biosphere reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, etc.	e.g., botanical gardens, zoological parks, wildlife safari, gene banks, etc.