| In-situ conservation | Ex-situ conservation |
| (1) In-situ conservation is a onsite conservation. | (1) Ex-situ conservation is done outside the habitat of plants and animals. |
| (2) Plant and animal species are conserved in their natural habitat for protecting endangered species. | (2) Plant and animal species are conserved in artificial or manmade place. |
| (3) It is done in natural environment. | (3) It is done in manmade environment. |
| (4) National parks, Sanctuaries, biosphere reserve, etc. are set up for insitu conservation. | (4) Zoo, aquarium, seed banks are the examples of ex-situ conservation |
| (5) It is a dynamic process. Cheap and convenient to conduct. | (5) It is static process. Its expensive and commercial process. |
| (6) Captive breeding is not successful in all cases of in-situ conservation method. | (6) Captive breeding is successful and can help in increasing the number of endangered organisms. |
