Ex-Situ Conservation and Breeding of Exotic Species: A Case Study Zoological Garden Alipore, Kolkata

Ex-Situ Conservation and Breeding of Exotic Species: A Case Study Zoological Garden Alipore, Kolkata

Rupak Bhattacharya, AUK

Keywords

Conservation, breeding cycle, ex situ conservation, zoological garden, Asiatic Lion

Abstract

This work tried to do a descriptive study of the process involved in ex-situ conservation, especially the role played by the zoological garden. The study of the habitat and breeding cycle of different species are very important in the conservation work of species. The protection of endangered species is a very important part to protect the great biodiversity of the earth. This work tried to analyse some rare species of animals and their conservation and breeding, with the help of secondary data from the study area which is the zoological garden Alipore, Kolkata. The major area of this work includes captivity breeding, the habitat and ecology of different species, and their breeding cycle. This work also tries to shed light on the importance of subjects like Biogeography, Wildlife Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Science. The major outcome and result of this work include the recent breeding and conservation results of Alipore zoo and some important literature review of some previous work done by other researchers and authors on this particular topic. The study of different conservation and breeding of different species in zoological parks and wildlife sanctuaries all over the world.