국립생태원

Conservation of Species

Conservation of endangered species

Countless organisms are disappearing from Earth right at this moment.
Only our efforts and interest can keep endangered species from vanishing.

Research on endangered species Biological/ecological research
Threatening factor control Decrease of major threatening factors
Recovery and proliferation
Population control Conservation and recovery outside habitats
Conservation and control inside habitats
Habitat control Habitat protection
Habitat conservation and recovery

Research on endangered species

Biological/ecological research
- - Distribution - Understanding distribution of the past and present
  - Population size - Information of population size in the conservation target area
  - Population change - Monitoring and prediction of population increase and decrease
  - Threatening factors - Understanding direct/indirect threatening factors
  - Ecology - Requirements of the habitat, feed resource, competitive/symbiotic relationship, etc.
  - Extinction risks - Analysis of survival capacity of population
  - Conservation efficacy - Effect of conservation efforts and research on change of theory
Threatening factor control

Decreasing major threatening factors
- - Deriving and decreasing direct threatening factors
    - Prevention of poaching, removing pollutants, prevention of human approach, etc.
Population control
- Conservation and recovery outside habitats
  - - Artificial proliferation and breeding control - Introduction of target species and artificial proliferation
    - Securing genetic resource - Securing biopsy specimen and genetic resources
    - Conservation translocation
      - Recovery projects including reintroduction and reinforcement
- Conservation and control inside habitats
  - - Fertility rate control - Installing artificial nests, protecting breeding grounds, etc.
    - Survival rate control - Disease and parasite control, feeding, etc.
Habitat control
- Habitat protection
  - - Designation of protection areas - Designation of national park, provincial park, wildlife sanctuary, etc.
    - Designation of key habitats and resources
      - Designation and prohibiting use of breeding place, water system and feed resource
- Habitat conservation and recovery
  - - Habitat control - Control and management of habitats and securing management manpower
    - Recovery of major habitats and resources - Fostering alternative habitats, cultivating forests, building sanctuaries, etc.