What is the purpose of ex situ conservation?

What is the purpose of ex situ conservation?
  1. To protect threatened animals and plants in special settings
  2. To maintain animals that have become extinct in the wild
  3. To protect sacred groves
  4. To implement in situ conservation

Solution

In the ex situ approach, threatened animals and plants are taken out of their natural habitat and placed in a special setting where they can be protected and given special care.

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