Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
India is one of the megadiverse countries housing around 8·1 per cent of global species diversity, although its land area is only 2·4 per cent of the world’s land area. Many of the species are highly threatened due to human activities like deforestation, mining and habitat fragmentation. Laws like Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 were enacted by the Government of India to preserve our biological wealth. Various conservation measures are being implemented to save the threatened species.
The following bar graph shows the number of species conserved under different biodiversity conservation methods.
Which other methods shown in the diagram are opposite to the one identified by you in question ? How are these two conservation approaches different?
(c) Write two features of Biodiversity hotspots.
(c) To which category do sacred groves belong and how do they help in bio-conservation?
Question: 1
Which method conserves the highest number of species? Is it ex situ or in situ conservation?
The graph shows that Wildlife Sanctuaries conserve the highest number of species.
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\text{Number of species conserved}=2500.
\]
Wildlife Sanctuaries protect plants and animals in their natural habitats. Therefore, this is an example of in situ conservation.
Answer:
\[
\boxed{\text{Wildlife Sanctuaries conserve the highest number of species }(2500)\text{ and represent in situ conservation.}}
\]
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Question: 2
Which other methods shown in the diagram are opposite to the one
identified by you in question (a) ? How are these two conservation
approaches different ?
Sacred groves belong to the category of in situ conservation.
They help in bio-conservation by:
Protecting plants and animals in their natural habitats.
Preserving rare, endemic and threatened species.
Maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance.
Answer:
\[
\boxed{\text{Sacred groves are an example of in situ conservation and help conserve biodiversity by protecting species in their natural habitats.}}
\]
