conservation in situ Flashcards
(24 cards)
what does conservation involve ?
- the active management to maintain habitats and the species that live in those habitats
what is the aim of conservation ?
- to enable endangered species to survive and maintain biodiversity
what does conservation in situ mean ?
- conserving species in their natural habitat
what does conservation in situ involve ?
- attempt to minimise the human impact on the natural environment and protecting the natural environment
how can conservation in situ be carried out ?
- through legislation ( which is where laws or set of laws have been passed by the government
what does international law govern ?
what people are allowed to import or export
what are wildlife reserves ?
- designated areas established from the conservation of habitats and species
what can also be used as conservation ?
- private land and farm sites
what 3 principles are needed for choosing a wildlife reserve ?
- comprehensiveness
- adequacy
- representativeness
what does comprehensiveness mean ?
- how many species are represented in the area and what are the prevailing environmental conditions
what does adequacy mean ?
- is the area large enough to provide for the long-term survival of all the species,populations and communities represented
what does representiveness mean ?
- is there a full range of diversity within each species and each set of environmental conditions
what happens with reserves in the past ?
- they have been set up without the consideration of the local people and this has led to conflict
why do conflicts arise about conservation ?
- as protected animals coming out of the reserve –> to raid crops primates often raid farms for maize,mangoes and sugar cane
- people continuing to hunt protected animals for food
- illegal harvesting of timber and other plant products
- tourists feeding protected animals or leaving litter
what do some people work in the UK to conserve and enhance ?
- the natural environment
–> including landscape,biodiversity , natural resources , geology and soils
what are many part of the UK protected by ?
- designated status
provide a small summary of national parks
- 15 in the UK
- covering many of the most beautiful and valued landscapes
–> areas of protected countryside that everyone can visit ( where people live,work and shape the landscape )
provide a small summary of national nature reserves (NNR)
- there were nearly 400 NNRS in the UK
- occupying over 94000 hectares of land
- areas set up to protect sensitive features of the environment and to enable research and education
provide a small summary of sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs)
- over 6000 SSSIs in the UK
- the country’s very best wildlife and geological sites
- include beautiful habitats such as –> large wetlands,shingle beaches ,peat bogs
provide a small summary of marine conservation zones
- 27 sites around the UK coast
–> designated as marine conservation zones in 2013 - important to conserve the biodiversity of nationally rare , threatened and representative habitats and species in our sea
make a table of the advantages and disadvantages of conservation in situ
find a paper copy of this
what is re population ?
- where biodiversity has been lost , it’s possible to rebuild it
what is an example of re population in the UK including animals ?
- number of bitterns and otters are increasing in the new reed beds
what is an example of re population in the UK including plants ?
- conifer crops
–> being cleared for wildlife habitat recovery
–> large areas of grazing land are being helped to revert traditional meadow grassland
