species preservation
Species preservation is the effort to prevent plant and animal species from going extinct.
Conservation programs may protect habitats, breed animals in captivity, or establish seed banks.
The term encompasses both protecting endangered species and maintaining biodiversity more broadly: The zoo's breeding program is part of a larger species preservation effort.
Unlike conservation, which may focus on ecosystems or resources generally, species preservation targets the survival of particular species.
- captive breedingReproducing animals under human care
- breeding programManaged reproduction for traits
- seed banksStorage for genetic diversity
- gene bankCollection of preserved hereditary material
- wildlife corridorsLand linking separated habitats
nature reserve · genetic diversity · protected areas · overexploitation · environmental legislation · habitat restoration · rewilding · sustainable harvesting · translocation · public awareness campaigns · carrying capacity · biodiversity hotspots · international treaties · refuge · protection · conservation efforts · ivory · rainforest
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- germplasmgermplasm, seed banks, gene pools, genetic material, seeds
- wildlife reservesnature reserve, wildlife corridors, wildlife corridor, wildlife sanctuary, game reserve
- fishery conservationsustainable fishing, fish stocks, fish quotas, fishing quotas, catch limits
- nature spiritualitynature worship, pantheism, nature deities, sacred earth, paganism
- herpetologyherpetology, taxonomy, reptile habitats, snake venom, breeding behavior
species preservationextinction
Complete vanishing of a species
species extinction · extermination · species loss · mass extinction · eradication
species preservationanthropocentrism
Belief prioritizing human significance
exploitation · speciesism · environmental degradation · resource extraction