Vocabulary Bank UNIT 1: Offbeat Jobs 1C. Vocabulary for Comprehension contestant creative factory flavor (noun) host (noun) insurance policy offbeat spicy food taste (verb) taste buds 3. Focus on Vocabulary adventurous be careful dangerous get started help other people high-paying indoors low-paying lucky quit safe (adjective) the right job for someone tiring usual work outdoors working alone UNIT 2: A Piece of Country in the City
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conservation areas. Researchers remain hopeful that the species will survive in the wild. The IUCN Red List has over 85‚000 species mentioned and 25‚000 are on the brink of extinction. In addition‚ there are 700 new bird species and a portion of them are endangered including the Pagan reed-warbler‚ Laysan honeycreeper‚ and Antioquia wren. Researchers are concerned that many of these species are being decimated before they even discover
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CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) CITES is an international agreement between governments which aims to protect wild plants and animals and to ensure that international trade does not threaten their survival. Although many of traded wildlife species are not endangered‚ the existence of CITES agreement would safeguard these resources end ensure their trade is sustainable. The trade of wildlife species could be in the form of live animals
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Creation Care is the belief in mobilizing the church or churches and collectively caring for God’s creation of earth. Unlike other environmental groups out there‚ Creation Care seeks to properly take care of the earth even if and when there are not any disasters inflicting the earth at the time. They believe that even though it isn’t the only thing‚ it is an important part of being a Christian. They believe that plants‚ people and animals are dying because the human race is abusing and taking for
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Zoos: The Entertainment of Today‚ the Education of Tomorrow Stampeding elephants rushing through verdant fields. Slithering snakes creeping along the Amazon floor. Gazelles grazing through the undisturbed prairie. SNAP‚ the feasting wolf captured the innocent gazelle as it devours it alive‚ then scrimmaging through the bones for any extra meat of the gazelle that is no more. Sadly‚ this is a true reality‚ and in zoos‚ animals are completely safe and don’t take the risk of being eaten alive each
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species. Rabies and other diseases can be passed on between animals. Things like research on the sexual behavior of animals has made it possible to breed many species in captivity‚ enabling endangered species to be reintroduced to the wild. This can be a very useful tool and makes us capable of protecting endangered animals. Scientists are able to control the environment of animals‚ and that allows them to be able to tell what will happen depending on what environment a species lives in. With this information
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Investigation at Risk Species Species: Blue Racer (Snake) PART A: A general description of the Blue Racer is that it is a long non-poisonous snake that Can develop up to a length of 1.5 meters found in Ontario‚ Canada. This species is known to be Endangered in the certain province (Ontario) and nationally‚ as known to be a risk of extinction. Some of the features this snake contains of are quite astonishing. This snake has a grayish- Blue/greenish-blue body‚ it also has a white chin and a throat
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spans‚ they reproduce later in life and they are fairly large. This species also matures slowly and are living in herds until they reach reproductive age. A description of the human activity (or activities) that are causing the species to be endangered or threatened (think: HIPPCO) REDUCED GENETIC DIVERSITY The small size of the Javan rhino population is in itself a cause for concern. Low
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• Large mammals such as Black Bears‚ Mountain Lions‚ Coyotes‚ Mule Deer and Whitetail deer inhabit Big Bend National Park • Smaller mammals also inhabit the park‚ such as jackrabbits and approximately 20 different species of Bats to include the endangered Mexican long nosed bat (National Park Services‚ 2013) • Over 1‚000 species of plants are found within Big Bend National Park. To include the Hidalgo ladies tresses‚ which hasn ’t been seen in over 60 years! (National Park Services‚ 2013) Abiotic
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female Giraffe is 1‚800 lbs. Giraffes are around for a long time. Most Giraffes live to be an average of 25 years. Fun Fact: When a Giraffe is stressed they tend to eat the bark off of branches.” Eastern Gorilla - The Eastern Gorilla is a very endangered species. Even though there aren’t many of them‚ the Eastern Gorilla lives to be 53 years old in captivity. Also‚ there may not be many of them but the Eastern Gorilla is a very dominate animal.They use their size to their advantage. The male gorilla
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