Toshiba Group considers corporate production sites to be
suitable for ex-situ conservation for two reasons. First, such
sites can be managed by employees. Second, it is less likely
that endangered species will be stolen or excessively hunted
by third parties or that they will be eaten by natural predators
or introduced invasive species.
In in-situ conservation*, which is widely practiced today to
conserve biodiversity, it is difficult to carry out nature conservation
activities and perform management work on the
spot every day. At production sites, however, employees can
take care of and observe plants and animals on a daily basis
and detect any abnormalities early on. In addition, since
security is maintained at production sites, there is practically
no risk of endangered species being stolen by third parties
or eaten due to unintended growth in populations of organisms
such as raccoons or deer. From the viewpoint of conserving
biodiversity, corporate production sites can become
reserves for extremely important plants and animals.