Preservation of species Genetic, prevent, house sparrow, bats, flies, morphological, secondary, introduced, California condor, keystone, increase, endemic.
1. Recovery plans for saving particular species can be effective, but the best way to preserve biodiversity is to prevent habitat destruction and other causes of extinctions.
2. Habitats can be restored by trying to rebuild the pristine conditions of a particular habitat, by removing introduced species, and by cleaning up an area of degraded habitat.
3. Captive breeding programs have been successful in saving wild populations in immediate danger of disappearing, such as populations of the black-footed ferret and the California condor.
4. Sustaining genetic diversity in a population is important in recovery programs aimed at small populations of species.
5. Conservation efforts are often directed towards saving keystone species, species that exert a strong influence on the structure and functioning of their ecosystem.
6. Certain species of bats are important keystone species in Old World tropical forests, where they serve as important pollinators and dispersers of tree seeds.