Ecosystems &Biodiversity PCK 2

ex-situ conservation

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.