In Indian culture and traditions in different religions, biodiversity is protected and conserved. Few examples of worship of animals and plants can be given here.

1. Nagpanchami festival is towards the respect of snakes. They are worshipped on that day and the local people are aware of their role in ecosystem of control of rat population. 

2. Vatapournima festival is worshipping a banyan tree. 

3. Various other festivals teach the value of plants and animals surrounding us. Even the cattle are worshipped on a particular day as a tradition. 

4. Jain religion strongly advocates protection of all animals through vegetarianism.

Conservation in terms of utilitarian reasons: The conservation of biodiversity can be done in utilitarian way or for ethical reasons. Utilitarian reasons are further classified into narrowly utilitarian and broadly utilitarian reasons:

I. Narrowly utilitarian reasons:

1. Humans always reap material benefits from biodiversity in the form of resources for basic needs such as food, clothes, shelter. 

2. Industrial products like resins, tannins, perfume base, etc. are also obtained through biodiversity resources. 

3. For making ornaments or artefacts for aesthetic purpose, again biodiversity is sacrificed. 

4. Many medicines are also obtained through biodiversity resources which shares 25% of global medicine market. 

5. Around 25000 species are used for traditional medicines by tribal population worldwide. 

6. Bioprospecting which is a systematic search for development of new sources of chemical compounds, genes, microorganisms, macroorganisms, and other valuable products from nature which is of economically important species is also due to biodiversity

II. Broadly utilitarian reasons:

1. Production of oxygen done by all green plants helps human beings to thrive. Amazon forest alone gives 25% of the oxygen to the entire world. 

2. Insects carry out pollination and seed dispersal. 

3. If insects do not carry out pollination and seed dispersal, man would go hungry without crops and fruits. 

4. Biodiversity also is useful in recreation of human beings.

III. Taking all these aspects in consideration, conservation of biodiversity becomes essential. Therefore, to protect and conserve our rich biodiversity on the planet, we have to remember all the utilitarian reasons.