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  2. Wildlife conservation - Wikipedia

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    An example of how this may happen is through by-catch.These new species will outcompete the native species and take over, therefore causing the local or global extinction of a species. [ 32 ] Due to the fittest animals in the species being hunted or poached, the less fit organisms will mate, causing less fitness in the generations to come.

  3. Nature conservation - Wikipedia

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    The term "conservation" itself may cover the concepts such as cultural diversity, genetic diversity, and the concept of movements environmental conservation, seedbank curation (preservation of seeds), and gene bank coordination (preservation of animals' genetic material). These are often summarized as the priority to respect diversity.

  4. Taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    Unlike meat harvesting, taxidermy does not require killing an animal that could have otherwise remained alive. Museums use taxidermy as a method to record species, including those that are extinct and threatened, [5] in the form of study skins and life-size mounts. Taxidermy is sometimes also used as a means to memorialize pets. [6]

  5. Scientists Have Launched a Living Seed Bank to Defend ... - AOL

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    In order to protect these trees, Science Saving Rainforests, a new project run by the Big Scrub Rainforest Conservancy, is creating a “living seed bank” in an attempt to safeguard these trees ...

  6. This Riverside County man is on a mission to save ... - AOL

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    The "Duck Savior" has sacrificed his marriage, his job and soon, his house, all for the purpose of saving ducks across California. This Riverside County man is on a mission to save California's ...

  7. Ex situ conservation - Wikipedia

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    Animal species can be preserved in genebanks, which consist of cryogenic facilities used to store living sperm, eggs, or embryos. For example, the Zoological Society of San Diego has established a " frozen zoo " to store such samples using cryopreservation techniques from more than 355 species, including mammals, reptiles, and birds.

  8. Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction - AOL

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    By Brad Brooks (Reuters) -A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

  9. In-situ conservation - Wikipedia

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    In-situ conservation is the on-site conservation or the conservation of genetic resources in natural populations of plant or animal species, such as forest genetic resources in natural populations of tree species. [1] This process protects the inhabitants and ensures the sustainability of the environment and ecosystem.

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