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What is Ex-situ conservation?

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(i) It is a method of conservation where species are protected outside their natural environment.
(ii) This includes establishment of botanical gardens, zoological parks, conservation strategies such as gene, pollen, seed, in-vitro conservation, cryo preservation, seedling, tissue culture and DNA banks.
(iii) These facilities not only provide housing and care for endangered species, but also have educational and recreational values for the society.
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