I can discuss wildlife under threat

Jennifer Gerber

Jennifer Gerber

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Langue English
Catégorie Anglais
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Crée / Actualisé 05.05.2014 / 05.05.2014
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poaching

 

the illegal hunting of animals

pose a threat to sb/sth

 

pose a danger to sb/sth

sought after

wanted by many people but not easy to get

divert sth

use sth for a purpose that is different from original purpose

funds

money available to be spent

poverty

the statse of being poor

likelihood

syn: prohability

take a heavy toll on sth/sb

have bad effect on sth

encroach on / upon sth

gradually cover more and more of an area

territory

an are an anima regards as its own and defends against others adj: territorial

gene

a unit of information inside a cell which controls what the living thing will be like

habitant

some birds are in danger of losing their habitant

deforestation

the act of cleaning forests

endangered species

endangererd species because numbers are falling

under threat of sth

many wild animals are under threat

reserve

a protected area for plants animals etc

in the wild

in a natural environment not controlled by people

in captivity

kept in a zoo or park

in decline

continuously decreasing number fallende zahlen

breed

eagles breed in spring

wipe sb sth out

destroy or get rid of sth completely

die out

aussterben

noun territorial

territory

syn: tight corner

difficult situation

syn: just a drop in the ocean

very small compared to the amount of problems

syn: storm of protest

a huge amount of people expressed their dismay

syn: scathing 

very critical

syn: a blazing row

a very angry discussion

syn: deforestation

cleaning of woods

syn: will have been wiped

extinct

syn: likelihood

probability

syn: collect money

funds

syn: are dying

in decline