In-situ vs Ex-situ

Question 1

What does in-situ conservation refer to?

Answer 1

Protecting an animal or plant within its natural habitat.

Question 2

Give some examples of in-situ conservation

Answer 2

• protecting the scarlet Ibis in the Caroni Bird Sanctuary
• Protecting the manatee in the Manatee Pond, Manzanilla is done by the Manatee Conservation Trust
• Protecting the Pawi in the Northern Range by the Asa Wright Nature Centre

Question 3

The difference in meaning between in-situ and ex-situ

Answer 3

In-situ= conserving an animal or plant within its natural habitat
Ex-situ= Conserving an animal or plant outside of its natural habitat

Question 4

Give 3 advantages of In-situ

Answer 4

1) Animal/plant is accustomed to the environment
2) Food is present in its habitat however, it has to hunt and search for it
3) Mates are present for breeding

Question 5

Give 3 advantages of Ex-situ

Answer 5

1) Animal/ Plant is taken care of eg, zoo personnel monitor animal/plant health and welfare
2) Food is readily provided to animals/plant
3) Animals/plants are safe from predators, and pests, as personnel protect and monitor them.. eg. Manatee conservation trust, Wildfowl trust

Question 6

Give disadvantages of in-situ

Answer 6

1) Animal/plant is susceptible to predation, disease, pests

2) Difficult to monitor and keep track of individuals as they are free to roam in their natural habitat

Question 7

Give disadvantages of ex-situ

Answer 7

1) Mates may not be present to breed and have to be transported from one zoo to another to allow breeding
2) only a few individuals can be preserved in ex-situ
3) A lot of money and trained personnel is required to set up and maintain the ex-situ conservation facility eg. zoo, botanic

Question 8

What does breeding mean

Answer 8

The mating and production of offspring by animals

Question 9

What are captive breeding programs

Answer 9

they are departments within zoos, rescues, and sanctuaries, where animals are kept in enclosures and are bred to produce future generations of their species

Question 10

rehabilitation.. what does it mean byach

Answer 10

A program for restoring someone or something to good health

Question 11

Reintroduction what does it mean man

Answer 11

To introduce animals or plants back into their natural habitat after some sort of rehabilitation

Question 12

ESA

Answer 12

environmentally sensitive area

Question 13

ESS

Answer 13

Environmentally Sensitive species

Question 14

herbarium

Answer 14

Preserve plants (seed/leaves to identify plants)