Habitat destruction
Habitat destruction decreases the number of places where wildlife can live in. Habitat fragmentation breaks up a continuous tract of habitat, often … See more

Habitat conservation is the practice of protecting a habitat in order to protect the species within it. This is sometimes preferable to focusing on a single species especially if the species in question has very specific habitat requirements or lives in a habitat with … See more

Wildlife Monitoring
Monitoring of wildlife populations is an important part of conservation because it allows managers to … See more

In the late 1980s, as the public became dissatisfied with government environmental conservation efforts, people began supporting private sector conservation efforts which included several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) . Seeing … See more

It is estimated that, because of human activities, current species extinction rates are about 1000 times greater than the background extinction rate (the 'normal' extinction rate that … See more

Conservation genetics studies genetic phenomena that impact the conservation of a species. Most conservation efforts focus on managing … See more

In the US, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 was passed to protect US species deemed in danger of extinction. The concern at the time … See more