Ecosystems &Biodiversity ex-situ conservation 1

PCK 2

ex-situ Conservation Presentation

The task

Visit a Zoological Garden or a Botanical Garden (or a regional zoo/fauna park/garden). If you
cannot get to one, visit a “virtual zoo” or “virtual garden” on the web.

Websites

Follow the links to other sites 

Zoos

IUCN Conservation Breeding Specialist Group : (go to the Global Zoo

Diresctory)
http://www.cbsg.org/

South East Asian Zoos Association

http://www.seaza.org/

American Zoo & Aquarium Association :

http://aza.org/

ZooNet (International Index) :

http://www.mindspring.com/~zoonet/www_virtual_lib/zoos.html

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum :

http://www.desertmuseum.org/

Australian Museum
http://www.amonline.net.au/thylacine/index2.htm

San Diego Zoo

http://www.sandiegozoo.org/

Gardens/Plants

http://www.mobot.org/CPC/welcome.html

http://www.rbgkew.org.uk:80/conservation/index.html

http://www.florabank.org.au/
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http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/BGCI/australi.htm

http://www.rbgsyd.gov.au/

http://www.rbg.ca/cbcn/

http://www.anbg.gov.au/chabg/newsletter/3-july-02/

Botanical Gardens in Malaysia

Rimba IImu Botanic Garden

http://rimba.um.edu.my/

Penang Botanic Gardens

http://www.sukpp.gov.my/KebunBunga/main.html

Botanic Gardens Conservation International

http://www.bgci.org.uk/botanic_gardens/Fruit_germplasm_collection_M
alaysia.html

http://www.bgci.org.uk/conservation/Conservation_Rimba_ilmu?
Malaysia.html

Follow the links to other sites 

More Sites

http://www.wcs.org/

http://www.edf.org/

http://www.defenders.org/

http://www.wri.org/wri/wri.html

http://www.iucn.org/

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/

http://www.environment.gov.au/

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/
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You will find many more sites if you search the web carefully and follow the
links to other sites

Activity

In a group of not more than three students, prepare a 10 minute presentation to be given to
your class, in which you describe how the survival of one plant or one animal you “observed”
is being assisted by ex situ conservation strategies. If possible, use some images to illustrate
your presentation.