Botany - Biodiversity and its Conservation Question with Solution | TestHub
There is a forest next to Raju's village which is a natural habitat for an endangered species of lotus. The Government plans to develop a highway through the forest which will cause disturbance in the habitat and may lead to extinction of the endangered species. Being an environmental activist, what must have Raju suggested the Government in order to save the species as the highway project is also important for the development of the village?
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In ex situ conservation endangered animals and plants that are threatened to become extinct are removed from their natural habitat and allocated in special setting such as zoological parks, botanical gardens and wildlife safari parks where they can be protected. In in situ conservation, the endangered species are protected in their natural habitat so that the entire ecosystem is protected.
