Tobiasz Topczewski
Description: Captive breeding and reintroduction as a conservation method
conservation (2449) biodiversity (472) species (183) endangered (96) ex-situ (7) extiction (1)
The goal of this website is to inform you and provide a new perspective on the topic of biodiversity and conservation of wildlife.
Word ex-situ comes from Latin and translates to off-site, and means that individuals of targeted endangered species are bred in captivity, with the intention of future reintroduction into their natural habitat. Captivity greatly affects animals, so the way we take care of them must be cautious, to minimize negative effects.
Currently the earth is undergoing extinction of species on vary big scale. It is natural process for certain amount of species to go extinct. However, in the history of the earth, some events occurred when rate of species going extinct was far greater than usually.
Tobiasz Topczewski