-Conservation biology is the study and implementation of methods to preserve Earth's biodiversity-

-Legal protection of species and habitat preservation have provided effective statagies in conservation biology-

-Larger protected areas generally have greater biodiversity than smaller protected areas-

-Animal reintroduction programs have been more successful when the reintroduced organisms come from the wild rather than from captivity-

 

Section 5.2

Define-captivity-

           -conservation biology-

           -habitat corridors

           -reintroduction programs-

           -sustainable use-

5.2 Outline-

  -conservation biology- a new field that studies and implements plans to protect biodiversity-

 -Legal protection of species-

  -Endangered Species Act (1973)-makes it illegal to harm anything on the threatened or endangered list-

   -harm includes to the specied itself, or to the environment where it lives-

  -making national parks-

   -made for protecting the extinction of animals-

   -only 6% of the earth's surface is protected this way-

  -sustainable use-using only what you need to sustain yourself-

  -habitat corridors-natural strips of land that connect one habitat to another-

 -Reintroducrion Program-

  -reintriduction program- introducing surviving species to where they once lived, but were dying out-

   -most successful when organism goes from one habitat to another-

  -captivity- when an organism is held by people-