Zoo 572 Livestock Conservation

Introduction to the environment. Ecological balance and its importance. Causes of extinction of living organisms Introduction (Livestock - the concept of protecting them - the current situation). Terrestrial and aquatic livestock in the Kingdom. The importance of preserving livestock. Species threatened with extinction in Saudi Arabia. Natural reserves: management of terrestrial and aquatic animals. Livestock diversity (levels of diversity - focus species - measurement of diversity) Habitat of livestock (tropical forests - coral reefs - deserts - marine and fresh plants). Factors affecting the deterioration of livestock (overfishing - pollution - indiscriminate expansion) The extinction of the species. Livestock protection mechanisms (natural reserves - outside nature reserves). Global trends to protect livestock. Gulf Cooperation Council countries ’trends to protect livestock (Royal Decree on the Livestock System)