it Threats to biodiversity- habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts Conservation of biodiversity – In situ and ex situ conservation Introduction: Biological diversity, abbreviated as biodiversity, represent the sum total of various life forms such as unicellular fungi, protozoa, bacteria, and multi cellular organisms such as plants, fishes, and mammals at various biological levels including gens, habitats, and ecosystem. The role of animals in the biotic environment is very crucial. They act as a food. Some of them are used as a mode of transport, agriculture operations