Although the former requires the latter, the goal of restoration is to stabilize the animal population in its natural surroundings, and to preserve the gene pool. Artificial propagation is just a first step in the process of restoration.
人工復育雖然需要藉用人工繁殖的技術，但復育是希望動物能恢復野外族群，保有野生基因，人工繁殖只是復育的一個先驅步驟。