ex-situ conservation
Away-from-habitat protection
Ex-situ conservation is the protection of species outside their natural habitats—in zoos, botanical gardens, seed banks, or aquariums.
The term contrasts with in-situ conservation, which preserves species in their native environments.
Ex-situ efforts often focus on breeding endangered animals or storing genetic material: The California condor was saved through ex-situ conservation programs.
- zoosPublic animal collections
- endangered speciesOrganisms facing extinction risk
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- test tube babiesOffspring conceived outside the womb
- botanical gardensCurated living plant museum
arboretums · captive breeding · rare plants · aquariums · germplasm · reintroduction · seed vaults · gene banks · tissue culture · research labs · wildlife sanctuaries · horticulture · wildlife management · zoology · genetics · ark · medicinal plants · botany
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Restoring natural ecosystems
habitat restoration · natural regeneration · letting nature take its course · benign neglect