Conservation Methods of Endangered Species

Abstract

An endangered species is a population of organisms, which are at high risk of becoming extinct either due to loss of habitat, high death rate or changes in environmental and predation parameters. An organism is termed an endangered species if its population has become small such that free mating and reproduction becomes difficult. Environmental degradation, climate change and changes in prey-predation ratio are some of the factors driving many species to extinction today. Without adequate protection, a preservation or conservation measure, an endangered species finally goes into extinction, that is, permanent disappearance from the earth surface. Such species are never seen alive again in this world except in form of fossil (remains) only. In this paper, we examined in-situ and ex-situ conservation as well as some measures that can be employed in saving some endangered species from extinction. The paper also recommends adequate documentation and publicity of the species for conservation and preservation.

Key words: Endangered species, Extinct, Environmental degradation, Climate change, in-situ, ex-situ.