ZOOS

SEED GENE
BANK
BOTONICAL
GARDENS
CRYOPRESERVA
TION

GENE BANK

In zoos wild animals are

maintained in captivity and
conservation of wild animals
(rare, endangered species).
The oldest zoo, the
Schonbrumm zoo which exists
today also, was established in
VIENNA in 1759.
In India, the 1st zoo came into
existence at BARRACKPORE in
1800. In world there are about
11 00 zoos. Such zoos have
about 3000 species of

Zoological Gardens

SeedThese
gene
bank
are cold storages
where seeds are kept
under controlled
temperature and humidity
for storage and this is
easiest way to store the
germ plasma of plants at
low temperature. Seeds
preserved under controlled
conditions (minus
temperature) remain

Botanical garden
According to the definition of Botanic
Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) in
the International Agenda for Botanic Gardens
in Conservation (IABGC) (2000), botanic
gardens are institutions holding documented
collections of living plants for the purposes of
scientific research, conservation, display and
education.
Botanical gardens should always have
complete documentation of their collections,
control over plants collected and
demonstrate responsible management of

Botanical gardens have three main

objectives:
The first and best known objective is recreation.
Exhibitions, plant sales, picnics under the trees
and relaxing in a natural environment are some
of the possibilities that botanical gardens offer
both residents and tourists.
The second very important objective of botanical
gardens is education. This includes summer
camps for kids, school group tours, interpretation,
classes and seminars as well as publications and
other ways of sharing information between
botanical gardens and horticulture and botany
professionals.

Cryopreservation
This is the newest application
of technology for
preservation of biotic parts.
This type of conservation is
done at very low temperature
(196C) in liquid nitrogen.
The metabolic activities of
the organisms are suspended
under low temperature,
which are later used for

Gene bank
Genetic variability also is
preserved by gene bank
under normal growing
conditions. These are cold
storages where germ plam
are kept under controlled
temperature and humidity
for storage; this is an
important way of preserving

Advantages of ex-situ
conservation
It is useful for declining population of species.
Endangered animals on the verge of extinction
are successfully breeded.
Threatened species are breeded in captivity and
then released in the natural habitats.
Ex-situ centres offer the possibilities of
observing wild animals, which is otherwise not
possible.
It is extremely useful for conducting research
and scientific work on different species.

CASE STUDY
Beej Bachao Andolan (Save the Seeds Movement)
This movement began in the Himalayan foot- hills. The
members have collected seeds of diverse crops in Garhwal.
The movement has successfully conserved hundreds of
local rice varieties, rajma, pulses, millets, vegetables,
spices and herbs. Many different varieties are being grown
as an been supported by local womens groups who felt
these varieties were better than those pro- vided by the
green revolution. In contrast, men who were interested in
cash returns in a short time found it difficult to appreciate
the benefits of growing indigenous varieties.

Difference between Ex-Situ & In-situ

In-Situ
Conservation in natural environment itself.
Ex: National parks , sanctuaries , etc.
Ex-Situ
Conservation in an artificially created environment.
Ex: zoos , botanical gardens , gene banks , etc.

Thank you
All for one and one for
all , keep BIODIVERSITY or
our future may FALL!!!