In Situ Conservation

In situ conservation maintains the genetic diversity inside an organisms natural habitat.This allows the organism to take advantage of its evolutionary adaptation to its natural environment and interact with other species so that the interdependence is preserved.Changes in the environment, for example, due to climate change or changes in predator populations will provide selection pressures to the species.Examples are wildlife reserves and marine conservation zones.Wildlife reserves allow conservation managers to restrict grazing, restrict access to humans, reintroduce species to an area or cull invasive species.Marine conservation zones protect coral reefs, prevent fishing in certain areas. The areas can also be repopulated with marine species.