• Onkar Bagaria

This work presents a Biological Resource Bank created to support the reproduction and in situ and ex situ conservation of the Iberian lynx as a complementary tool. The protection of the full existing genetic and biological diversity of the population and the harmless selection of the samples were prioritized in its design. We have processed and cryopreserved germ cells and tissues from dead animals, 7 males and 6 females, as well as somatic cells and tissues from 69 different individuals to provide potential reproductive opportunities via any possible technique. This reserve of somatic cells represents a very significant fraction of the biodiversity of the population, which will also allow the creation of a wide range of studies that can be easily extrapolated to most of the population. To isolate cells with stem-cell-like properties, we have established a new non-destructive process. Such cells may allow therapeutic applications if considered convenient in the future, and after proper study, and perhaps be a good source to be used in somatic cell nuclear transfer. There were also preserved samples of whole blood and its derivatives, hair, urine and faeces from several different people. In order to allow epidemiological studies to be carried out for the testing of different etiological hypotheses or, in general, to establish any bio-sanitary research to improve conservation strategies within the natural habitat, proper storage of such samples is required. The key aspects of the realistic implementation of the Iberian Lynx Biological Resource Bank as a model that could be useful for the creation of similar banks for other endangered species are mentioned in this work.

Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART), Biological Resource Banks (BRBs), Endangered Species, Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT).

"The Biological Resource Banks as a Secondary Tool for Wildlife Conservation ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.608-611, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREO06138.pdf

"The Biological Resource Banks as a Secondary Tool for Wildlife Conservation ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp608-611, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREO06138.pdf