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Frage		Antworten
reputation Lernen beginnen		opinion other people have about you
unique Lernen beginnen		special in some way, different
obtain Lernen beginnen		get sth
fierce Lernen beginnen		behaving aggressively
natural habitat Lernen beginnen		preferred natural place for living or breeding
game reserves/parks Lernen beginnen		areas where animals are protected from hunting
bird sanctuary Lernen beginnen		protected area for birds to live
animal shelter Lernen beginnen		shelter for animals
drought Lernen beginnen		period when there is no rain
blood sports Lernen beginnen		sports in which purpose is to kill or injure animals
the fur trade Lernen beginnen		hunting animals and selling their real fur
poachers Lernen beginnen		people who hunt animals illegally
the ivory trade Lernen beginnen		the trade of elephants tusks
animal rights activists Lernen beginnen		activists that fight for animal lives
to spook Lernen beginnen		to frighten
shrinking habitats Lernen beginnen		places where animals live getting smaller and smaller
endangered species Lernen beginnen		animals that are in danger of extinction
global warming Lernen beginnen		steady rise in global temperatures
climatic changes Lernen beginnen		changes in the climate
carbon dioxide emission Lernen beginnen		gas from factories, cars
fossil fuels Lernen beginnen		coal, oil fuels
greenhouse effect Lernen beginnen		warming of earth surface caused by pollution
outlast Lernen beginnen		live longer than sth else
exert severe pressure on Lernen beginnen		to put a lot of pressure on sth
finite resources Lernen beginnen		limited resources
ecological balance Lernen beginnen		balance of natural relationships in environment
deforestation Lernen beginnen		destruction/ clearing of forests
demographic projection Lernen beginnen		forecasts about the population
the worst case scenario Lernen beginnen		the worst possibility
pristine environments Lernen beginnen		perfect, untouched environments
green credentials Lernen beginnen		reputation for positive support of the environment
prophets of doom and gloom Lernen beginnen		people who always make the most depressing forecast for future
sustainable development Lernen beginnen		development of industries that doesn’t threaten environment
piecemeal conservation Lernen beginnen		carrying out conservation with no set plan
wilderness Lernen beginnen		area unhabitated by humans, wild
to vanish Lernen beginnen		to disappear
doubt Lernen beginnen		feeling of uncertainty
handful Lernen beginnen		small number (of people, things)
remaining Lernen beginnen		left (money)
extend Lernen beginnen		become longer (neck)
exclude Lernen beginnen		intentionally not include
to secure Lernen beginnen		to make sure it’s safe
untamed Lernen beginnen		left in natural/ wild state(horse)
stronghold Lernen beginnen		safe place
endangered Lernen beginnen		in danger of extinction
conservation Lernen beginnen		protection of plants and animals
degradation Lernen beginnen		process of changing into a worse condition
compensation Lernen beginnen		money given for sth lost or damaged
extinction Lernen beginnen		situation where animal no longer exists
prevent Lernen beginnen		stop from happening
enforce Lernen beginnen		make people obey the law
fragile Lernen beginnen		easily damaged, broken
widespread Lernen beginnen		common
logging Lernen beginnen		activity of cutting down trees
await Lernen beginnen		wait for sth

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