Ex situ and In situ

Question 1

What does ex situ mean

Answer 1

Working outside of an aniamal’s natural location (zoos, botanical gardens, aquariums_

Question 2

Why will zoo managers use a collection plan

Answer 2

• different roles to assign people
• which species to be held in a collection
• social grouping - female and male
• space/money for needed enclosure
• research and wild application potential

Question 3

Why is captive breeding used

Answer 3

Act as and insurance population - in case species goes extinct in the wild and for reintroductions to the wild

Question 4

What are 2 examples of collaborative breeding efforts and what do they mean

Answer 4

ESBs - European Studbook
EEP’s - EAZA ex situ programmes
They both manage the captive population as a whole, making breeding recommendations that are best for species

Question 5

What does in situ mean

Answer 5

Working inside of an animals natural habitat

Question 6

What information can be collected from in situ

Answer 6

• biodiversity population
• number of different types of species
• rates of success for an animal that are re introduced to the wild

Question 7

What information can be collected from ex situ

Answer 7

Genetic diversity
- behaviour of wild species
- breeeding success rate
- diagnostic research

Question 8

What opportunities are involved with in situ

Answer 8

• release programmes
• wild population reserves
• native species conservation

Question 9

What can be achieved if zoos conduct research into in situ and ex situ

Answer 9

Improving animal husbandry and welfare
- refining tracking techniques
- treating and preventing diseases
- improving breeding and knowledge

Question 10

Define Collection Planning

Answer 10

defines which species a zoo would like to care for.
Used as future acquisitions and dispositions