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Biodiversity conservation methods are the ways we protect and manage life on Earth. They are broadly divided into two main categories.

Conservation Method	Brief Example
In-situ Conservation (On-site)	Protecting species within their natural habitats.
1. National Parks & Sanctuaries	Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand was created to protect the Bengal tiger in its natural forest habitat.
2. Biosphere Reserves	The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in South India protects the entire forest ecosystem while allowing local communities to live sustainably.
3. Sacred Groves	Sacred groves in Meghalaya are patches of forest protected by tribal communities due to religious beliefs, which helps conserve rare species.
Ex-situ Conservation (Off-site)	Protecting species outside their natural habitats.
1. Zoological Parks (Zoos)	The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park in Darjeeling runs a successful captive breeding program for the endangered Red Panda.
2. Botanical Gardens	The Indian Botanic Garden in Kolkata conserves a wide variety of rare and endemic plants from across the country.
3. Cryopreservation (Gene/Seed Banks)	The National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources in Delhi stores seeds of thousands of crop varieties at very low temperatures (-20°C) to preserve genetic diversity.