Conservation

Question 1

Conservation

Answer 1

Keeping or protecting of something/ valued resources from change loss or damage

Question 2

Conservation in situ

Answer 2

Conserving animal in its normal environment ; minisming human impact

1) LEGISLATION: laws to stop activities such as hunting and logging
+ ppl can be prosecuted
- difficult to enforce
-country specific

2) CONSERVATION PARKS: protected areas such as national parks
+ areas provided scientific research
+biodiversity permanently protected
- protected organism leave reserves
- subjected to illegal activity such as leaving litter

3) REPOPULATION : rebuilding lost population or habitats
+ biodiversity is returned to areas and destructive effect of humans is reversed
- profit from agriculture lost
-some habitat destruction is irreversible

Question 3

Conservation ex situ

Answer 3

Conserving an endangered species by activities that take place outside its normal environment

1) WILDLIFE ZOOS - captive breeding of animals take place
+ can be controlled by vets by IVF
+ organism protected from predators
-genetic diversity limited so lack of variation so less adaptation
- if offspring is reintroduced to the wild they may be rejected

2) SEED BANKS- preserve and store seeds for decades
+ can be collected without disturbing ecosystems
+ plants can be bred asexually
-plants bred asexual produce genetic diveiery further
-can cause some disturbance

Question 4

Convention of international trade

Answer 4

Regulation and monitoring of specific endangered species of plants and animals

Trade in less endangered can be permitted

HARD TO ENFORCE AND SMUGGLING

Question 5

Rio convention

Answer 5

Conservation and sustainibility

Strategy 1: wildlife parks and seed banks

Strategy 2: environmental impact assessment

Avoid impact on local biodiversity , Carried out by local planning authority

Undetand impact of all developments