Question

Discuss the significance of zoological parks in conservation. (500 words)

Answer 1

Ans:When the global biodiversity of flora and fauna is under severe threat of extinction,the conservation efforts are simultaneously going to prevent this.It is in this context there are broadly two methods of conservation one is:

In situ: it means conservation within own habitation or on site conservation.e.g are National parks,wild life sancturies.

Ex situ:It means conservation in a controlled habitat or of site.it includes Zoological parks,Botonical gardens,seed banks etc.

Both methods are suitable according to needs and circumstances.

Zoological parks conserve animals in a controlled habitat to allow their:

•Increase in population.

•Conservation of left one who are threatened for extinction.

•Conservation of their gene pool.

•preventing animals from predators,hunting and adverse environmental impacts.

•Provide them necessary food and nutrition to survive.

•Ensure breeding of animals to increase their number.

These measures are intended to prevent them from extinction as motive of zoological park is specially to conserve those species of animals who are not in abundance or whose population has gradually reduced over period of time.This is due to:

•Poaching.

•Food scarcity.

•urbanisation.

The conservation through zoological parks ensures increase of biodiversity of animals which are essential for survival of life.In case this effort is not put it can lead to decrease of biodiversity resulting in chances of future extinction.

Animals such as Lions,Tigers,Leopards,Hangul,Rhinoceros are commonly preserved by this as these form the keystone species of our ecosystem.