Focus Questions:
•What is a captive-breeding program, and what are the
goals of this type of program?
A captive-breeding program is when you have endangered
animals in the zoo and you breed them. The goals of
this type of program are to help the endangered animals
breed and repopulate the species so they won’t die out.
An example of the captive-breeding program is a zoo had
two Giant Pandas and let them breed so there will be
more of them.
•What is a species-survival plan, and what are the
goals of this type of plan?
A species-survival plan is a plan to help 16,306
endangered animals from becoming extinct. The goals of
this type of plan are to make so that the remaining
animals that are left can survive and make more babies.
•How can captive-breeding programs and species-survival
plans contribute to biodiversity and the health of
ecosystems?
Captive-breeding programs and species-survival plans
contribute to biodiversity and the health of ecosystems
by letting us to save the animals that help the
environment that are on the verge of being extinct. It
helps biodiversity because if we save the animals that
are about to become extinct from becoming extinct then
there will be more of that animal which will expand
biodiversity. It also helps the health of an ecosystem
by saving the animals that actually helping their
ecosystem so that system doesn’t die out.
•What are some difficulties with captive breeding?
Some difficulties with captive breeding is that when
you have an animal that you want to breed first you
have to find the right animal and the right gender.
Second, you need to make sure you the animals will get
along. Finally, They have to mate or there will be no
more of that species.
•What are the arguments against captive breeding
programs?
The arguments against captive breeding programs is that
its wrong to make animals breed when they don’t want
to.
•In which situations are artificial habitats
beneficial? In which situations might they be harmful?
The artificial habitats beneficial is the one that is
actually a real replica of the animal habitat and the
one that is harmful the one that is made of harmful
chemicals.