Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Conservation

Conservation — practice question

The wild Bactrian camel, Camelus ferus, occurs only in the desert areas of Mongolia and northern China. Fig. 1.1 illustrates a wild Bactrian camel.
(a)[2]

The wild Bactrian camel is in danger of extinction in the wild and is classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Only 950 wild Bactrian camels remain in their natural habitat. Suggest reasons why the wild Bactrian camel has become critically endangered.

(b)[3]

Outline what the IUCN does.

(c)[4]

Some zoos use assisted reproduction techniques, such as embryo transfer, in captive breeding programmes for endangered species. Embryo transfer has enabled domesticated dromedary camels to give birth to wild Bactrian camel calves. Describe the procedure of embryo transfer in a mammal such as a camel.

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