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8/9/2019 Protection of Endangered Species

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Zoos An establishent which aintains a collection

of wild anials! t"picall" in a park or gardens!

for stud"! conservation! or displa" to the public#$he %rst odern &oo '' the perial enagerie

in +ienna! Austria '' was established in ,-./

and continues to attract visitors to this da"#Nearb"! in 0eran"! is the world1s largest

anial collection2 Zoo Berlin (forerl" $heBerlin Zoological 0ardens) houses ore than,.!333 anials fro alost ,!-33 species#


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s it necessar"4$he debate between whether a &oo is good or

bad has continued for an e5tended aount of

tie! between welfare groups and scientists#$he debate ainl" coprises of wh" we

should release the anials into their naturalhabitat! as it is better for their ental andph"sical health! but the opposing side argues

that in a &oo! the anial can be studiedwithout danger! and is in no danger of beingkilled b" hunters or poachers


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Bene%ts of a &ooHaving anials available in &oos! researchers have easier

access to these anials# $he access to ore e5otic anials isgreatl" increased# $his can give us a better scienti%c

understanding on these anials# $he" can be observed insocial situations and can be understood better than if the"were wild# A down side to this is once the anials becoeadapted to being cared b" huans! the" are less likel" tosurvive in the wild# n this case! there is no purpose for keepingthe species alive#

Zoos have iproved signi%cantl" in the last 6!333 or so "ears#

0one are the old steel'bar enclosures and cold ceent cages#ost &oos these da"s use natural'looking barriers like oats orditches to separate anials fro people! and have ini'habitats that reseble the anials1 natural environent#


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Bene%ts of a &oo (cont#) Zoos now also do not capture anials

fro the wild! but instead! receive their

anials through a captive breedingprogra# An e5aple in which thisprogra was a success! was therepopulation of the 7alifornian condor!

fro nubers of under two do&en toover ,-3#


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8etrients of a &oo Even though &oos are uch better than

before! there are still probles which

cannot be addressed! such as the issueof space! and privac"#

Zoochosis! is the displa" of obsessive!repetitive behaviours! coonl" found

in anials that are present within &oos#


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Botanic gardens Botanic gardens have had a changing role throughout histor"!

beginning often as medicinalgardens for the stud" andcultivation of plantswith healing properties# $he fact that

their collections are ore or less scienti%c! eans the" arecontinuall" adapting and serving the needs of their societies inevolving wa"s as new challenges face those societies#

n current ties! the" are becoing ke" pla"ers in boththe conservation of plantsand in the education of thepeople who coe to see the# $he" are also starting to pla" arole in the mitigation of the eects of climate change! and

could be absolutel" vital to the survival of the planet as the" areperfectl" placed to help ove species around and helpecos"stes to adapt to new cliates in di9erent regions#


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Bene%ts of a botanic gardenUrban greening is the iproveent

of neighbourhood:ualit" through planting and greenlandscaping# $he bene%ts of such pro;ects are far ore

than aesthetic2 the" can reduce crie! iprove socialnetworks! and iprove individual feelings of ad;ustent#

Cultural centres and places of spirituality ' botanicgardens soetiescontain iportant spiritual places! andare often iportant counit" spaces! especiall" in urbanareas which otherwise have little access to greener"#

Botanic gardens often host counit" events andprocesses! such as urban planning! and an" akeespecial e9orts to ensure that all ebers of societ" arecofortable in visiting the garden#


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Seed banks A seed bankstores seeds as a source

for planting in case seedreserves

elsewhere are destro"ed# t is a t"pe ofgene bank# $he seeds stored a" befood crops! or those of rare species toprotect biodiversit"#


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Bene%ts of seed bank 7opensates for the loss of endangered

speciesof plants! as these plants a"

produce seeds which are ver" long lived andcould be stored in relativel" sall places# fseeds of endangered species are stored insuch a wa"! such seed a" be gerinatedan" tie and could be grown in botanic

gardens#Gene poolof the species could be

aintained


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8etrients of seed banks$he" need to be kept in carefull"

controlled conditions especiall" in

atosphere of low o5"gen levels!oisture and teperature#

Although seed is stored in the seedbank! there a" not be enough seed to

copletel" repopulate or revive thespecies#

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